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Chapter VI
"Sure, why not? You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him. Right off, that's bad. It keeps you from really setting to work on him." At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?”
for the reason that
From this reading “At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Right off, that's bad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sure, why not?”
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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 You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
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From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
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From this reading Right off, that's bad.
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From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
for the reason that
From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
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From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
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From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
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From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
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From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It keeps you from really setting to work on him."
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From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
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From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
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From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It keeps you from really setting to work on him."
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From this reading It keeps you from really setting to work on him."
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From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
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From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Sure, why not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
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From this reading Right off, that's bad.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
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From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It keeps you from really setting to work on him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right off, that's bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It keeps you from really setting to work on him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure, why not?
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From this reading Right off, that's bad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It keeps you from really setting to work on him."
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From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
which person or people
From this reading At first you can laugh, almost, because who ever heard of a screen giant stepping out from the screen and slashing you across the chest with a five-pronged metal whiplash?
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From this reading "Sure, why not?
in the company of; together with
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
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From this reading It keeps you from really setting to work on him."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see a guy flat on his face, with his skull bashed in, and you start feeling sorry for him.
