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Chapter XIII
"All right," she whispered back. "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening. Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below. Cops? It couldn't be, he told himself.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It couldn't be, he told himself.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All right," she whispered back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It couldn't be, he told himself.”
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From this reading "All right," she whispered back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
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From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
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From this reading "All right," she whispered back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It couldn't be, he told himself.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
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From this reading Cops?
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From this reading It couldn't be, he told himself.
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From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
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From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
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From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It couldn't be, he told himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It couldn't be, he told himself.
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From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
not any; not one
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
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From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right," she whispered back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All right," she whispered back.
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From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over the shouting, screaming and cursing of the kids, he heard motion on the floor below.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It couldn't be, he told himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They can vanish any time they want to," Malone said, "so there's no reason for them not to listen to--" He stopped suddenly, listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right," she whispered back.
