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Chapter II
Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died. The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for. Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study. And, of course, there was the political situation back on Earth.... * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
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later than; following
From this reading “* * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, of course, there was the political situation back on Earth....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.”
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading “Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.”
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading “* * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.”
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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 Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
later than; following
From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
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From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
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From this reading And, of course, there was the political situation back on Earth....
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From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
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From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, of course, there was the political situation back on Earth....
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From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
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From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
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From this reading And, of course, there was the political situation back on Earth....
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From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
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From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
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From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
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From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
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From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
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From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, of course, there was the political situation back on Earth....
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
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From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
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From this reading And, of course, there was the political situation back on Earth....
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
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From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
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From this reading And, of course, there was the political situation back on Earth....
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
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From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
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From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
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From this reading And, of course, there was the political situation back on Earth....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
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From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
at the time that
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
in or at the place that
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
