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Chapter I
Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job. Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip. Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic.... The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors. The plate read "Personnel Incorporated" in neat, modest lettering.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic....”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.”
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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 Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.
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From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
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From this reading Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
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From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
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From this reading Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.
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From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.
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From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
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From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
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From this reading Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip.
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From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.
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From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
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From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The plate read "Personnel Incorporated" in neat, modest lettering.
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From this reading Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.
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From this reading Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.
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From this reading Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic....
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From this reading The plate read "Personnel Incorporated" in neat, modest lettering.
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From this reading Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip.
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From this reading Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic....
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From this reading Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The plate read "Personnel Incorporated" in neat, modest lettering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The plate read "Personnel Incorporated" in neat, modest lettering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip.
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From this reading Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic....
above and across; more than
From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The plate read "Personnel Incorporated" in neat, modest lettering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The plate read "Personnel Incorporated" in neat, modest lettering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors.
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From this reading Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip.
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From this reading Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip.
