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a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction. No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental. Earth's first colony in Space. Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Earth's first colony in Space.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.”
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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 science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
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From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
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From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
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From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
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From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
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From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
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From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
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From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
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From this reading Earth's first colony in Space.
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From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
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From this reading Earth's first colony in Space.
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From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Earth's first colony in Space.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
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From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
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From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
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From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Earth's first colony in Space.
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From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
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From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
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From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
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From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
not any; not one
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
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From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
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From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
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From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
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From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
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From this reading Earth's first colony in Space.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No resemblance is intended between any character herein and any person, living or dead; any such resemblance is purely coincidental.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
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From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading a science-fiction adventure by FRANK BELKNAP LONG This book is fiction.
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From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there.
