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Chapter I
Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue! The older man sat down on the grassy bank on the hill overlooking the orchard. The autumn sun was bright but the humidity was low and there was a breeze. The younger man sprawled next to him. "Cigarette?" he asked.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Cigarette?" he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The younger man sprawled next to him.”
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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 The autumn sun was bright but the humidity was low and there was a breeze.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Cigarette?" he asked.
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From this reading The autumn sun was bright but the humidity was low and there was a breeze.
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From this reading The older man sat down on the grassy bank on the hill overlooking the orchard.
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From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
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From this reading The autumn sun was bright but the humidity was low and there was a breeze.
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From this reading The autumn sun was bright but the humidity was low and there was a breeze.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The autumn sun was bright but the humidity was low and there was a breeze.
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From this reading "Cigarette?" he asked.
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From this reading The older man sat down on the grassy bank on the hill overlooking the orchard.
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From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
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From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The older man sat down on the grassy bank on the hill overlooking the orchard.
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From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Cigarette?" he asked.
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From this reading The older man sat down on the grassy bank on the hill overlooking the orchard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The younger man sprawled next to him.
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From this reading The autumn sun was bright but the humidity was low and there was a breeze.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The autumn sun was bright but the humidity was low and there was a breeze.
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From this reading The older man sat down on the grassy bank on the hill overlooking the orchard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The younger man sprawled next to him.
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From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The older man sat down on the grassy bank on the hill overlooking the orchard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The older man sat down on the grassy bank on the hill overlooking the orchard.
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From this reading The older man sat down on the grassy bank on the hill overlooking the orchard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The older man sat down on the grassy bank on the hill overlooking the orchard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The older man sat down on the grassy bank on the hill overlooking the orchard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The younger man sprawled next to him.
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From this reading The autumn sun was bright but the humidity was low and there was a breeze.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The older man sat down on the grassy bank on the hill overlooking the orchard.
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From this reading The autumn sun was bright but the humidity was low and there was a breeze.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The younger man sprawled next to him.
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From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The autumn sun was bright but the humidity was low and there was a breeze.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
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From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mars' sands are red; Earth's face is too: We were too green, And now we're blue!
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From this reading The younger man sprawled next to him.
