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Chapter II
Shann hurried forward. It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit. There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why. But Thorvald was staring back at him with the blankness of non-recognition. "Who are you?"
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shann hurried forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who are you?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Thorvald was staring back at him with the blankness of non-recognition.
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From this reading But Thorvald was staring back at him with the blankness of non-recognition.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
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From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
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From this reading But Thorvald was staring back at him with the blankness of non-recognition.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Thorvald was staring back at him with the blankness of non-recognition.
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From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
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From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shann hurried forward.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Thorvald was staring back at him with the blankness of non-recognition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
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From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
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From this reading Shann hurried forward.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
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From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
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From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
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From this reading But Thorvald was staring back at him with the blankness of non-recognition.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
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From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
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From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
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From this reading Shann hurried forward.
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From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
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From this reading But Thorvald was staring back at him with the blankness of non-recognition.
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From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Thorvald was staring back at him with the blankness of non-recognition.
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From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
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From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
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From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
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From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
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From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Thorvald was staring back at him with the blankness of non-recognition.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
at the time that
From this reading It had been when he caught his first sight of Thorvald that he realized just how deep his unacknowledged loneliness had bit.
which person or people
From this reading "Who are you?"
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From this reading There were two Terrans on Warlock now, and he did not need to know why.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Thorvald was staring back at him with the blankness of non-recognition.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who are you?"
