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Chapter IX
Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand. Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour. Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand. Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like. Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.”
for each
From this reading “Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.”
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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 Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
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From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
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From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
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From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
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From this reading Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.
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From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
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From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
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From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
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From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.
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From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.
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From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
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From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
for each
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
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From this reading Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps sand is not the right comparison.
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From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine countless millions and billions of tons of sand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine this sand tearing along at ninety, a hundred, a hundred and twenty, or any other number of miles per hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
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From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
but in spite of that
From this reading Imagine, further, this sand to be invisible, impalpable, yet to retain all the weight and density of sand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do all this, and you may get a vague inkling of what that wind was like.
