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Chapter VIII
There was no rush of air. They were not in space. Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted. “Well!” she said. “_That_ was fast!”
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.”
looking closely or carefully
From this reading “Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well!” she said.”
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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 Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
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From this reading There was no rush of air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
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From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_That_ was fast!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
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From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were not in space.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no rush of air.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not in space.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no rush of air.
looking closely or carefully
From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
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From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no rush of air.
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From this reading “Well!” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well!” she said.
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From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were not in space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
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From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “_That_ was fast!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
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From this reading There was no rush of air.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not in space.
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From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
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From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no rush of air.
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From this reading “Well!” she said.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not in space.
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From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
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From this reading Around them was no ripping, sucking void, no flaming backdrop of stars; around them were six walls and a Wesley board, and Helena peering at them wide-eyed and delighted.
