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Chapter VI
INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory. Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey. But they escaped the electrical feelers which stirred the grass and brush around them. Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat. Taylor led the group into the tunnel, with Masters following and Pember bringing up the rear.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “But they escaped the electrical feelers which stirred the grass and brush around them.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
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From this reading INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But they escaped the electrical feelers which stirred the grass and brush around them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.
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From this reading Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.
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From this reading Taylor led the group into the tunnel, with Masters following and Pember bringing up the rear.
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From this reading But they escaped the electrical feelers which stirred the grass and brush around them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they escaped the electrical feelers which stirred the grass and brush around them.
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From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
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From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.
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From this reading But they escaped the electrical feelers which stirred the grass and brush around them.
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From this reading But they escaped the electrical feelers which stirred the grass and brush around them.
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From this reading INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory.
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From this reading But they escaped the electrical feelers which stirred the grass and brush around them.
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From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
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From this reading Taylor led the group into the tunnel, with Masters following and Pember bringing up the rear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory.
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From this reading Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.
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From this reading But they escaped the electrical feelers which stirred the grass and brush around them.
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From this reading Taylor led the group into the tunnel, with Masters following and Pember bringing up the rear.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
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From this reading INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Taylor led the group into the tunnel, with Masters following and Pember bringing up the rear.
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From this reading Taylor led the group into the tunnel, with Masters following and Pember bringing up the rear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Taylor led the group into the tunnel, with Masters following and Pember bringing up the rear.
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From this reading Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.
not any; not one
From this reading INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory.
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From this reading INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory.
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From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
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From this reading Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Taylor led the group into the tunnel, with Masters following and Pember bringing up the rear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pember recovered his Garand rifle, which had been left near the sentry box during the retreat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they escaped the electrical feelers which stirred the grass and brush around them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Taylor led the group into the tunnel, with Masters following and Pember bringing up the rear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But they escaped the electrical feelers which stirred the grass and brush around them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading INFERNO They found no sign of Norden as they approached the factory.
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From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
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From this reading Taylor led the group into the tunnel, with Masters following and Pember bringing up the rear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Taylor led the group into the tunnel, with Masters following and Pember bringing up the rear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But they escaped the electrical feelers which stirred the grass and brush around them.
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From this reading Several times they had to take cover in ditches and weeds as whispering spheres floated overhead in search of prey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Taylor led the group into the tunnel, with Masters following and Pember bringing up the rear.
