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Chapter V
“Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide. “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.” Such handsome people as these Jupitarians proved to be! Far beyond their greatest expectations. They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Far beyond their greatest expectations.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Such handsome people as these Jupitarians proved to be!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Such handsome people as these Jupitarians proved to be!”
belonging to which person
From this reading ““That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
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From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
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From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such handsome people as these Jupitarians proved to be!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide.
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From this reading “Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such handsome people as these Jupitarians proved to be!
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Far beyond their greatest expectations.
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From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
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From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
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From this reading “Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide.
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From this reading “Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide.
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From this reading Far beyond their greatest expectations.
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From this reading Far beyond their greatest expectations.
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From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
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From this reading Far beyond their greatest expectations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such handsome people as these Jupitarians proved to be!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide.
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From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
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From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
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From this reading Such handsome people as these Jupitarians proved to be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such handsome people as these Jupitarians proved to be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such handsome people as these Jupitarians proved to be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such handsome people as these Jupitarians proved to be!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Far beyond their greatest expectations.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Such handsome people as these Jupitarians proved to be!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
belonging to which person
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “That is Jupiter, the planet whose Satellite Island we are now about to visit and I am sure you will admire its inhabitants very much.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were all tall and commanding in appearance, with features like chiselled marble so perfect were they in outline.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you see that crimson ball in the distance?” asked the guide.
