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Chapter XXVIII
THE END OF TAO. The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome. It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage. The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat-topped stone houses. Our rays, striking these, had discharged harmlessly into the ground.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.”
released from a duty or job
From this reading “Our rays, striking these, had discharged harmlessly into the ground.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat-topped stone houses.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat-topped stone houses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Our rays, striking these, had discharged harmlessly into the ground.”
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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 It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
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From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
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From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
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From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
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From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
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From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
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From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
released from a duty or job
From this reading Our rays, striking these, had discharged harmlessly into the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
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From this reading THE END OF TAO.
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From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
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From this reading The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat-topped stone houses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
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From this reading Our rays, striking these, had discharged harmlessly into the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our rays, striking these, had discharged harmlessly into the ground.
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From this reading Our rays, striking these, had discharged harmlessly into the ground.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
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From this reading The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat-topped stone houses.
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From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Our rays, striking these, had discharged harmlessly into the ground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat-topped stone houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat-topped stone houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat-topped stone houses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF TAO.
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From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
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From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat-topped stone houses.
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From this reading The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat-topped stone houses.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed impossible that our rays, acting for so brief a period, could have done so much damage.
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From this reading The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat-topped stone houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our rays, striking these, had discharged harmlessly into the ground.
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From this reading THE END OF TAO.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat-topped stone houses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF TAO.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Our rays, striking these, had discharged harmlessly into the ground.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene of desolation that met us in the Lone City was at once extraordinary and awesome.
