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Chapter I
* * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping. At present, no ship is capable of that. Real scheduling is impossible. Populations shift and have to be supplied. A ship is taken off a run for repairs and is never put back on.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Populations shift and have to be supplied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A ship is taken off a run for repairs and is never put back on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At present, no ship is capable of that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “* * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.”
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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 A ship is taken off a run for repairs and is never put back on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Populations shift and have to be supplied.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At present, no ship is capable of that.
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From this reading A ship is taken off a run for repairs and is never put back on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Populations shift and have to be supplied.
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From this reading At present, no ship is capable of that.
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From this reading * * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A ship is taken off a run for repairs and is never put back on.
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From this reading * * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Populations shift and have to be supplied.
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From this reading Real scheduling is impossible.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At present, no ship is capable of that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A ship is taken off a run for repairs and is never put back on.
not any; not one
From this reading At present, no ship is capable of that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At present, no ship is capable of that.
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From this reading A ship is taken off a run for repairs and is never put back on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A ship is taken off a run for repairs and is never put back on.
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From this reading Populations shift and have to be supplied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At present, no ship is capable of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A ship is taken off a run for repairs and is never put back on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Real scheduling is impossible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A ship is taken off a run for repairs and is never put back on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A ship is taken off a run for repairs and is never put back on.
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From this reading Real scheduling is impossible.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.
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From this reading Populations shift and have to be supplied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At present, no ship is capable of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Populations shift and have to be supplied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A ship is taken off a run for repairs and is never put back on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At present, no ship is capable of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading * * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.
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From this reading * * * * * She was still speaking: "Ten years to cross the Galaxy, without stopping.
