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Chapter XXX
_Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana. Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity. We fled. Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work. The Great City had been destroyed.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “_Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Great City had been destroyed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “_Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
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From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
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From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
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From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
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From this reading The Great City had been destroyed.
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From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
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From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
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From this reading We fled.
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From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
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From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Great City had been destroyed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
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From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
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From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
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From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
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From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
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From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
at the time that
From this reading _Industriana_ It must have been two days later when at last we were rescued by the _Rhaal_ patrol and taken to Industriana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Subsisting on what food of the wilds we could find, at last we were picked up and taken to the City of Work.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Back there in the forest I had suddenly remembered that the mate to the thing I had killed would doubtless be lurking in the vicinity.
