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Chapter III
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES The sphere pulsed again. But this time no flaming whip sprang from its surface. There was a single flash. For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash. Then there was nothing.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PRIMARY OBJECTIVES The sphere pulsed again.”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Then there was nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But this time no flaming whip sprang from its surface.”
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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 There was a single flash.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PRIMARY OBJECTIVES The sphere pulsed again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
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From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
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From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this time no flaming whip sprang from its surface.
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From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
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From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
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From this reading But this time no flaming whip sprang from its surface.
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From this reading There was a single flash.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But this time no flaming whip sprang from its surface.
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From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
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From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But this time no flaming whip sprang from its surface.
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From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
not any; not one
From this reading But this time no flaming whip sprang from its surface.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then there was nothing.
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From this reading PRIMARY OBJECTIVES The sphere pulsed again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
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From this reading PRIMARY OBJECTIVES The sphere pulsed again.
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From this reading PRIMARY OBJECTIVES The sphere pulsed again.
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From this reading There was a single flash.
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From this reading PRIMARY OBJECTIVES The sphere pulsed again.
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From this reading But this time no flaming whip sprang from its surface.
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From this reading But this time no flaming whip sprang from its surface.
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From this reading For an instant Taylor caught a glimpse of bestial eyes, looking angrily at him from the center of the flash.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRIMARY OBJECTIVES The sphere pulsed again.
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From this reading Then there was nothing.
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From this reading There was a single flash.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this time no flaming whip sprang from its surface.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this time no flaming whip sprang from its surface.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a single flash.
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From this reading But this time no flaming whip sprang from its surface.
