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Chapter I
_He knew the captain would be a monster. He knew the crew would be rough. He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet. "Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands. Starbuck rocked back on his heels and set his spacebag down on the loading platform.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_He knew the captain would be a monster.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew the crew would be rough.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “_He knew the captain would be a monster.”
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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 _He knew the captain would be a monster.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
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From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Starbuck rocked back on his heels and set his spacebag down on the loading platform.
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From this reading "Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.
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From this reading Starbuck rocked back on his heels and set his spacebag down on the loading platform.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _He knew the captain would be a monster.
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From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _He knew the captain would be a monster.
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From this reading "Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.
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From this reading "Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew the crew would be rough.
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From this reading Starbuck rocked back on his heels and set his spacebag down on the loading platform.
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From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
apart from; not including
From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
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From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
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From this reading "Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.
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From this reading "Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _He knew the captain would be a monster.
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From this reading Starbuck rocked back on his heels and set his spacebag down on the loading platform.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.
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From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _He knew the captain would be a monster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.
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From this reading Starbuck rocked back on his heels and set his spacebag down on the loading platform.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
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From this reading _He knew the captain would be a monster.
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From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
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From this reading Starbuck rocked back on his heels and set his spacebag down on the loading platform.
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From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Starbuck rocked back on his heels and set his spacebag down on the loading platform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew the crew would be rough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get away from me, scum," the lieutenant said conversationally, his eyes on the clipboard in his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Starbuck rocked back on his heels and set his spacebag down on the loading platform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Starbuck rocked back on his heels and set his spacebag down on the loading platform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _He knew the captain would be a monster.
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From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew all about space travel--except the truth!_ "Excuse me, please," Ben Starbuck said, tapping the junior officer on the epaulet.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _He knew the captain would be a monster.
