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Chapter I
A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder. You're--There is no adequate simile." The man addressed said nothing. "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis. Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The man addressed said nothing.”
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading “A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.”
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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 PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
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From this reading The man addressed said nothing.
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From this reading You're--There is no adequate simile."
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From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
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From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You're--There is no adequate simile."
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From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
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From this reading The man addressed said nothing.
not any; not one
From this reading You're--There is no adequate simile."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The man addressed said nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
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From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man addressed said nothing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're--There is no adequate simile."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man addressed said nothing.
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From this reading You're--There is no adequate simile."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
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From this reading Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis.
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From this reading A PROPHECY "You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder.
