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"Hey, wait a minute!" Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else. "What's this all about?" "A new quarantine regulation. They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"What's this all about?"”
any person at all
From this reading “Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.”
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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 "Hey, wait a minute!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What's this all about?"
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From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
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From this reading "What's this all about?"
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From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
any person at all
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
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From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
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From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
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From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
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From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
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From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
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From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
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From this reading "Hey, wait a minute!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
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From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, wait a minute!"
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From this reading "A new quarantine regulation.
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From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
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From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
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From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A new quarantine regulation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A new quarantine regulation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's this all about?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
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From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, wait a minute!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Judy's father was the _Valhalla's_ Chief Signal Officer, and she generally had news from a planet they were landing on a lot quicker than anyone else.
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From this reading "What's this all about?"
at the time that
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They passed it two years ago when a ship back from Altair landed and the crew turned out to be loaded with some sort of weird disease.
