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Chapter XXI
FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe. Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now. "Help! Help! I'm floating away with the eats."
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later than; following
From this reading “FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Help!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.”
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading “FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.”
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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 FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
later than; following
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
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From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
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From this reading I'm floating away with the eats."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
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From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
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From this reading I'm floating away with the eats."
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From this reading I'm floating away with the eats."
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From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
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From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Help!
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From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
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From this reading I'm floating away with the eats."
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From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
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From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
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From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
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From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
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From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
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From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
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From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
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From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
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From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
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From this reading Never before had the thunderous voice of our hero rent the heavens as it did now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'm floating away with the eats."
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From this reading FOILED And now out of the still and moonlit night arose peal after peal of thunder imparting a note of terror to this world catastrophe.
