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Chapter I
Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one! Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff. "Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?" There was a moment of profound silence. Nitworth leaned forward, looking solemn.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nitworth leaned forward, looking solemn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a moment of profound silence.”
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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 "Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
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From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
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From this reading Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
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From this reading "Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"
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From this reading Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
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From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
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From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
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From this reading Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
apart from; not including
From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
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From this reading "Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nitworth leaned forward, looking solemn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"
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From this reading Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
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From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
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From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
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From this reading "Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"
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From this reading Nitworth leaned forward, looking solemn.
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From this reading Nitworth leaned forward, looking solemn.
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From this reading Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
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From this reading There was a moment of profound silence.
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From this reading Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
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From this reading Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
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From this reading Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
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From this reading There was a moment of profound silence.
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From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
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From this reading "Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment of profound silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
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From this reading Nitworth leaned forward, looking solemn.
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From this reading Ambassador Nitworth glowered across his mirror-polished, nine-foot platinum desk at his assembled staff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
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From this reading There was a moment of profound silence.
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From this reading Sly, brave and truculent, the Qornt held all humans in contempt--except one!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment of profound silence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Gentlemen, are any of you familiar with a race known as the Qornt?"
