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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
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held captive, trapped, confined
Mr. Murray was imprisoned in a transparent column.
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