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Chapter XX
IN THE TWILIGHT COUNTRY. Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water. Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free. Anina flew at his side, at intervals smiling up at him reassuringly. Before him on the platform his captives huddled.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before him on the platform his captives huddled.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “IN THE TWILIGHT COUNTRY.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.”
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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 Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
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From this reading Anina flew at his side, at intervals smiling up at him reassuringly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anina flew at his side, at intervals smiling up at him reassuringly.
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From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him on the platform his captives huddled.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
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From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
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From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
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From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
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From this reading Before him on the platform his captives huddled.
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From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
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From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
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From this reading IN THE TWILIGHT COUNTRY.
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From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
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From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
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From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
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From this reading Anina flew at his side, at intervals smiling up at him reassuringly.
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From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
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From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anina flew at his side, at intervals smiling up at him reassuringly.
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From this reading Before him on the platform his captives huddled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TWILIGHT COUNTRY.
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From this reading Anina flew at his side, at intervals smiling up at him reassuringly.
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From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
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From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
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From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anina flew at his side, at intervals smiling up at him reassuringly.
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From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anina flew at his side, at intervals smiling up at him reassuringly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anina flew at his side, at intervals smiling up at him reassuringly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TWILIGHT COUNTRY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
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From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading IN THE TWILIGHT COUNTRY.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
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From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
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From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
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From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
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From this reading Mercer sat on the rear end of the platform and waved good-by vigorously as he was carried swiftly up and out over the water.
at the time that
From this reading Under him was a pile of blankets and a coat, and beside him a box of baked dough-like bread--the food he was to turn over to Tao's emissaries when he set them free.
