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Chapter I
The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose! Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave. "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache. It's the third on the subject this week. It refers to the matter of sponsorship of Youth groups--" "Some youths," Retief said.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!”
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading “Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's the third on the subject this week.”
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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 Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
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From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
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From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
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From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
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From this reading The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
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From this reading The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
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From this reading The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It refers to the matter of sponsorship of Youth groups--" "Some youths," Retief said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It refers to the matter of sponsorship of Youth groups--" "Some youths," Retief said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the third on the subject this week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It refers to the matter of sponsorship of Youth groups--" "Some youths," Retief said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's the third on the subject this week.
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It refers to the matter of sponsorship of Youth groups--" "Some youths," Retief said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It refers to the matter of sponsorship of Youth groups--" "Some youths," Retief said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It refers to the matter of sponsorship of Youth groups--" "Some youths," Retief said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the third on the subject this week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the table from Retief, Ambassador Magnan rustled a stiff sheet of parchment and looked grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's the third on the subject this week.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
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From this reading The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This aide memoire," he said, "was just handed to me by the Cultural Attache.
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From this reading It's the third on the subject this week.
at the time that
From this reading The Fustians looked like turtles--but they could move fast when they chose!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It refers to the matter of sponsorship of Youth groups--" "Some youths," Retief said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It refers to the matter of sponsorship of Youth groups--" "Some youths," Retief said.
