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Chapter I
Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth. They gnawed at her soil, drank deep of her seas. Where, on this gutted cosmic carcass, could humanity flee? Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here. He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Where, on this gutted cosmic carcass, could humanity flee?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.”
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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 Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
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From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
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From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They gnawed at her soil, drank deep of her seas.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
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From this reading Where, on this gutted cosmic carcass, could humanity flee?
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From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
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From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
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From this reading Where, on this gutted cosmic carcass, could humanity flee?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Where, on this gutted cosmic carcass, could humanity flee?
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From this reading They gnawed at her soil, drank deep of her seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gnawed at her soil, drank deep of her seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where, on this gutted cosmic carcass, could humanity flee?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
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From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gnawed at her soil, drank deep of her seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where, on this gutted cosmic carcass, could humanity flee?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They gnawed at her soil, drank deep of her seas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where, on this gutted cosmic carcass, could humanity flee?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Where, on this gutted cosmic carcass, could humanity flee?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gnawed at her soil, drank deep of her seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gnawed at her soil, drank deep of her seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gnawed at her soil, drank deep of her seas.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Where, on this gutted cosmic carcass, could humanity flee?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gigantic, mindless, the Monsters had come out of interstellar space to devour Earth.
in the direction of
From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been following the high ground toward the hills, alternately splashing through waist-deep water and climbing onto comparatively dry knolls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
at the time that
From this reading Westover got a shock when he stumbled onto the monster, for all that he knew one had been through here.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where, on this gutted cosmic carcass, could humanity flee?
