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When the Sleeper Wakes
When the Sleeper Wakes

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of When the Sleeper Wakes is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 8 of When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 352 sentences, grouped into 71 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 8 of When the Sleeper Wakes contain?

Chapter 8 holds 352 sentences of When the Sleeper Wakes, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 352 sentences, grouped into 71 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 8 of When the Sleeper Wakes?

Work through the 71 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 71 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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About 538 minutes of reading across 1293 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in When the Sleeper Wakes

Words and structures a reader meets early in When the Sleeper Wakes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Afternoon
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Water
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Isbister
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As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.
And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.
He peered up and saw in the intervals of the rotation, dark and dim, the face and shoulders of a man regarding him.
When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.
Graham looked down, and there were spots of blood at his feet.
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When the Sleeper Wakes

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of When the Sleeper Wakes is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.
Line 2
And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.
Line 3
He peered up and saw in the intervals of the rotation, dark and dim, the face and shoulders of a man regarding him.
Line 4
When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.
Line 5
Graham looked down, and there were spots of blood at his feet.

Learner Dictionary

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Blood noun US /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading “Graham looked down, and there were spots of blood at his feet.”

Thin adjective US /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading “When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.”

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a

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

and

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

aperture

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

As

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

at

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From this reading Graham looked down, and there were spots of blood at his feet.

beat

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

began

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

blade

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Graham looked down, and there were spots of blood at his feet.

brownish

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

by

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

challenged

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

circular

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

dark

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From this reading He peered up and saw in the intervals of the rotation, dark and dim, the face and shoulders of a man regarding him.

darkly

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

deliberately

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

dim

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

down

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From this reading Graham looked down, and there were spots of blood at his feet.

drifted

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

dripping

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

edge

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

extended

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

face

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From this reading He peered up and saw in the intervals of the rotation, dark and dim, the face and shoulders of a man regarding him.

fall

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

fan

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

fans

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

feet

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From this reading Graham looked down, and there were spots of blood at his feet.

floor

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

glimpses

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

Graham

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

had

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

hand

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

he

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

him

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

his

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From this reading Graham looked down, and there were spots of blood at his feet.

imprisoned

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

in

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

inner

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

intervals

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From this reading He peered up and saw in the intervals of the rotation, dark and dim, the face and shoulders of a man regarding him.

it

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

its

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

little

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

looked

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From this reading Graham looked down, and there were spots of blood at his feet.

man

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From this reading He peered up and saw in the intervals of the rotation, dark and dim, the face and shoulders of a man regarding him.

night

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

now

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

of

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

on

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

patch

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

peered

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From this reading He peered up and saw in the intervals of the rotation, dark and dim, the face and shoulders of a man regarding him.

permitted

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

powers

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

regarding

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From this reading He peered up and saw in the intervals of the rotation, dark and dim, the face and shoulders of a man regarding him.

room

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

rotated

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

rotation

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From this reading He peered up and saw in the intervals of the rotation, dark and dim, the face and shoulders of a man regarding him.

round

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

saw

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From this reading He peered up and saw in the intervals of the rotation, dark and dim, the face and shoulders of a man regarding him.

shoulders

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From this reading He peered up and saw in the intervals of the rotation, dark and dim, the face and shoulders of a man regarding him.

silently

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

something

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

sound

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

sounds

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

spots

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From this reading Graham looked down, and there were spots of blood at his feet.

standing

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

startled

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

struck

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

swift

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

swung

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

that

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

the

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

there

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From this reading Graham looked down, and there were spots of blood at his feet.

thereby

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From this reading As the fans in the circular aperture of the inner room rotated and permitted glimpses of the night, dim sounds drifted in thereby.

therefrom

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

to

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

underneath

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

unknown

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

up

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From this reading He peered up and saw in the intervals of the rotation, dark and dim, the face and shoulders of a man regarding him.

upon

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

voice

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

was

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

were

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From this reading Graham looked down, and there were spots of blood at his feet.

When

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From this reading When a dark hand was extended, the swift fan struck it, swung round and beat on with a little brownish patch on the edge of its thin blade, and something began to fall therefrom upon the floor, dripping silently.

which

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

with

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.

wrestling

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From this reading And Graham, standing underneath, wrestling darkly with the unknown powers that imprisoned him, and which he had now deliberately challenged, was startled by the sound of a voice.