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Chapter III
"Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh. "The sleep-freeze reaction is far worse than I'd anticipated!" "The antidotes have been given--two antidotes Master!" The super-robot answered instantly. "Two!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The super-robot answered instantly.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"The antidotes have been given--two antidotes Master!"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"The antidotes have been given--two antidotes Master!"”
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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 "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
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From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The super-robot answered instantly.
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From this reading "The sleep-freeze reaction is far worse than I'd anticipated!"
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From this reading "The antidotes have been given--two antidotes Master!"
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From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The antidotes have been given--two antidotes Master!"
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From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
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From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
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From this reading "The sleep-freeze reaction is far worse than I'd anticipated!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
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From this reading "The antidotes have been given--two antidotes Master!"
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From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The antidotes have been given--two antidotes Master!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
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From this reading "The sleep-freeze reaction is far worse than I'd anticipated!"
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From this reading The super-robot answered instantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The sleep-freeze reaction is far worse than I'd anticipated!"
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From this reading "The antidotes have been given--two antidotes Master!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
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From this reading "The sleep-freeze reaction is far worse than I'd anticipated!"
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From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
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From this reading "The sleep-freeze reaction is far worse than I'd anticipated!"
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From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
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From this reading The super-robot answered instantly.
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From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "The sleep-freeze reaction is far worse than I'd anticipated!"
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From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
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From this reading "The antidotes have been given--two antidotes Master!"
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From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
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From this reading "The sleep-freeze reaction is far worse than I'd anticipated!"
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From this reading "Yes, bring me some Thassalian, _Alcoran_," the surgeon assented wearily and half-rose from his couch with a sigh.
