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Chapter I
_Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._... Gop's thoughts had the bluish-purple tint of abject apology: "They're landing, Master." Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles. "Of course they are," he thought-snapped. "You practically invited them down, didn't you?
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “_Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course they are," he thought-snapped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.”
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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 _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading Gop's thoughts had the bluish-purple tint of abject apology: "They're landing, Master."
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From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading Gop's thoughts had the bluish-purple tint of abject apology: "They're landing, Master."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
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From this reading Gop's thoughts had the bluish-purple tint of abject apology: "They're landing, Master."
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From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course they are," he thought-snapped.
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From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading "You practically invited them down, didn't you?
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From this reading "You practically invited them down, didn't you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
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From this reading Gop's thoughts had the bluish-purple tint of abject apology: "They're landing, Master."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gop's thoughts had the bluish-purple tint of abject apology: "They're landing, Master."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
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From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading "You practically invited them down, didn't you?
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From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading Gop's thoughts had the bluish-purple tint of abject apology: "They're landing, Master."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gop's thoughts had the bluish-purple tint of abject apology: "They're landing, Master."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading "You practically invited them down, didn't you?
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From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
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From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
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From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You practically invited them down, didn't you?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course they are," he thought-snapped.
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From this reading Gop's thoughts had the bluish-purple tint of abject apology: "They're landing, Master."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course they are," he thought-snapped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gop's thoughts had the bluish-purple tint of abject apology: "They're landing, Master."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gop's thoughts had the bluish-purple tint of abject apology: "They're landing, Master."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
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From this reading Pud looked up from the tiny _thig_-field he had been shaping in his tentacles.
at the time that
From this reading _Trying to keep a supercolossal laboratory invisible when two curious aliens are poking around can be a trying affair for even the most brilliant of minds._...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You practically invited them down, didn't you?
