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"I psi," whispered the pin in his lapel. Egan Rains let go of the knob and felt for the emblem. It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background. The markings delineated a face on the moon, and two radiating antennae. Rains frowned and rolled it in his fingers.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Egan Rains let go of the knob and felt for the emblem.”
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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 It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Egan Rains let go of the knob and felt for the emblem.
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From this reading The markings delineated a face on the moon, and two radiating antennae.
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From this reading It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
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From this reading It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
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From this reading It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
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From this reading The markings delineated a face on the moon, and two radiating antennae.
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From this reading It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
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From this reading Egan Rains let go of the knob and felt for the emblem.
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From this reading Egan Rains let go of the knob and felt for the emblem.
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From this reading The markings delineated a face on the moon, and two radiating antennae.
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From this reading Egan Rains let go of the knob and felt for the emblem.
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From this reading Rains frowned and rolled it in his fingers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Egan Rains let go of the knob and felt for the emblem.
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From this reading Rains frowned and rolled it in his fingers.
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From this reading Egan Rains let go of the knob and felt for the emblem.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I psi," whispered the pin in his lapel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I psi," whispered the pin in his lapel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I psi," whispered the pin in his lapel.
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From this reading It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
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From this reading Egan Rains let go of the knob and felt for the emblem.
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From this reading "I psi," whispered the pin in his lapel.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Egan Rains let go of the knob and felt for the emblem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The markings delineated a face on the moon, and two radiating antennae.
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From this reading It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Egan Rains let go of the knob and felt for the emblem.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The markings delineated a face on the moon, and two radiating antennae.
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From this reading "I psi," whispered the pin in his lapel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I psi," whispered the pin in his lapel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The markings delineated a face on the moon, and two radiating antennae.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Egan Rains let go of the knob and felt for the emblem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rains frowned and rolled it in his fingers.
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From this reading It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I psi," whispered the pin in his lapel.
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From this reading It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
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From this reading The markings delineated a face on the moon, and two radiating antennae.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was inconspicuous, smaller than his thumbnail, the disc of the moon against a dark blue background.
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From this reading "I psi," whispered the pin in his lapel.
