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Chapter VIII
_Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving. Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us. We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat. Georg muttered something; the snapping sparks of the barrage blurred his words. But I heard Wolfgar say swiftly:
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “_Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “Georg muttered something; the snapping sparks of the barrage blurred his words.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us.
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From this reading _Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.
next to; at the side of
From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
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From this reading Georg muttered something; the snapping sparks of the barrage blurred his words.
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From this reading Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I heard Wolfgar say swiftly:
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From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
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From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
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From this reading _Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.
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From this reading Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us.
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From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
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From this reading _Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
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From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
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From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.
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From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
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From this reading But I heard Wolfgar say swiftly:
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From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
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From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I heard Wolfgar say swiftly:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us.
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From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Georg muttered something; the snapping sparks of the barrage blurred his words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Georg muttered something; the snapping sparks of the barrage blurred his words.
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From this reading _Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I heard Wolfgar say swiftly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Georg muttered something; the snapping sparks of the barrage blurred his words.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us.
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From this reading Georg muttered something; the snapping sparks of the barrage blurred his words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us.
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From this reading But I heard Wolfgar say swiftly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Someone--something--was in the room, breaking down the barrage, struggling to get at us.
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From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We stood huddled together; Elza clinging to me, Georg beside us, and Wolfgar, gripping the small cylinder which was glowing red in his hand from intense heat.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.
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From this reading _Paralyzed!_ The isolation barrage which Wolfgar had flung around us was dissolving.
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From this reading Georg muttered something; the snapping sparks of the barrage blurred his words.
