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Chapter I
When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen? Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant. Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one. "Kelly here tells me you've been demanding to see me." He nodded toward the florid man at his side.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Kelly here tells me you've been demanding to see me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Kelly here tells me you've been demanding to see me."”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He nodded toward the florid man at his side.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He nodded toward the florid man at his side.”
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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 Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
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From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Kelly here tells me you've been demanding to see me."
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From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
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From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
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From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
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From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kelly here tells me you've been demanding to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
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From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
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From this reading He nodded toward the florid man at his side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
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From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Kelly here tells me you've been demanding to see me."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He nodded toward the florid man at his side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
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From this reading "Kelly here tells me you've been demanding to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Kelly here tells me you've been demanding to see me."
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He nodded toward the florid man at his side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kelly here tells me you've been demanding to see me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He nodded toward the florid man at his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kelly here tells me you've been demanding to see me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
in the direction of
From this reading He nodded toward the florid man at his side.
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From this reading Round-shouldered in a loose cloak, he blinked small reddish eyes at Dan Slane's travel-stained six foot one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
at the time that
From this reading When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man, dark-eyed, pot-bellied, with the large, expressive hands of a rug merchant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kelly here tells me you've been demanding to see me."
