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Chapter VIII
THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul. He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak. But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness.... What could be more appalling than that? Was this uncanny place a prison for poor, injured captives?
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was this uncanny place a prison for poor, injured captives?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.”
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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 THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
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From this reading What could be more appalling than that?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What could be more appalling than that?
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From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
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From this reading He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
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From this reading Was this uncanny place a prison for poor, injured captives?
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From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak.
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From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Was this uncanny place a prison for poor, injured captives?
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From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak.
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From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
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From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
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From this reading Was this uncanny place a prison for poor, injured captives?
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From this reading He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak.
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From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
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From this reading What could be more appalling than that?
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From this reading He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak.
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From this reading He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak.
above and across; more than
From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
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From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
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From this reading Was this uncanny place a prison for poor, injured captives?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was this uncanny place a prison for poor, injured captives?
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From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
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From this reading Was this uncanny place a prison for poor, injured captives?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
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From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
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From this reading He could not bring himself to move, much less to speak.
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From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
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From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
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From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What could be more appalling than that?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
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From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this uncanny place a prison for poor, injured captives?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
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From this reading Was this uncanny place a prison for poor, injured captives?
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From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
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From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TENTH CASE The thought that there was a living presence in that spooky dungeon struck terror to Pee-wee's very soul.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could be more appalling than that?
in or at the place that
From this reading But he could not stand idly where he was, and if he should stumble over a human form in that unknown blackness....
