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The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles." He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine." "Nor mine. But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch. Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.”
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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 He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
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From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
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From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
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From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
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From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
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From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
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From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
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From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
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From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
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From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
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From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
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From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
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From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
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From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
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From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
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From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
not any; not one
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor mine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
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From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
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From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
in the direction of
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to ask her if she didn't find this friendship a bit overpowering, but instead he said, "They're certainly no friends of mine."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pressure came upsurging and Farradyne felt that he did not have to explain that the Lancaster was on its way to space and perhaps back toward home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this is ..." and her voice trailed away to a whisper that he could not catch.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The hatch slammed down, and she said huskily, "Such nice friends you have, Charles."
