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Chapter II
_The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed. He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before. With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him. That fingernail, or claw, had scratched his face. He had been drugged.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been drugged.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “_The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “_The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.”
wealth or financial means
From this reading “He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.”
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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 He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
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From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been drugged.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
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From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
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From this reading That fingernail, or claw, had scratched his face.
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From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
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From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
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From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
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From this reading He had been drugged.
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From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
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From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
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From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
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From this reading That fingernail, or claw, had scratched his face.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
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From this reading That fingernail, or claw, had scratched his face.
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From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
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From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
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From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
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From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
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From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
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From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
a period of time or extent
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
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From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That fingernail, or claw, had scratched his face.
To recall to mind.
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fingernail, or claw, had scratched his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
wealth or financial means
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
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From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
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From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
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From this reading He was on a couch in a small, weird-looking metal room--metal of a dull, grey-white substance like nothing he had ever seen before.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With his head still swimming he got up dizzily on one elbow, trying to remember what had happened to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The Flight Into Size and Space_ Lee came back to consciousness with the feeling that some great length of time must have elapsed.
