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great emotional or physical pain Meg was lost in an agony of pain that dissolved into the darkness of unconsciousness. |
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a great emptiness, nothingness Meg was lost in a horrifying void as she traveled through the nothingness. |
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never ending, relentless The time travel the children went through seemed inexorable. |
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not practical, unwise to do Traveling at the speed of light is impractical according to Mrs. Whatsit. |
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disturbed greatly, bothered Meg was perturbed by all of the time travel. |
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food of the gods(dessert), immortality The medium wanted to feed the travelers some ambrosia, but Mrs. Whatsit declined. |
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a violent windstorm Mrs. Who recited some lines from Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” |
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ill looking, sick The green of the marble reflecting on their faces made them look bilious. |
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the entrance of a dwelling As they crossed the threshold the door closed silently behind them. |
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to give off, to flow out An eerie light seemed to emanate from the top of his head |
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old, not modern, relating to early or original state The Prime Coordinator thought hypnotized was too primitive a word to use. |
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held captive, trapped, confined Mr. Murray was imprisoned in a transparent column. |
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