        After another hour was spent, Lyra had covered most of the motions which could be indicated by marbles and a box.  While she had written pages of notes, it was clear that their vocabulary was still severely limited.  They were barely at the point where they could create complete sentences.  She flattened her ears, thinking of all the work they still had to do.  It’ll be easier once I can ask him if I can bring along others, she thought.  Until then, I guess we’ll just have to make due.