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Chapter I
Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale. So Earth sent a special ship--with a unique cargo. Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin. He looked up and clucked his tongue in disapproval. "Lord," he said.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up and clucked his tongue in disapproval.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So Earth sent a special ship--with a unique cargo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up and clucked his tongue in disapproval.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.”
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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 So Earth sent a special ship--with a unique cargo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
any thing at all
From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
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From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
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From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
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From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
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From this reading So Earth sent a special ship--with a unique cargo.
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From this reading He looked up and clucked his tongue in disapproval.
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From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
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From this reading He looked up and clucked his tongue in disapproval.
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From this reading So Earth sent a special ship--with a unique cargo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
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From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
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From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked up and clucked his tongue in disapproval.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked up and clucked his tongue in disapproval.
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From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up and clucked his tongue in disapproval.
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From this reading "Lord," he said.
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From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
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From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
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From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
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From this reading "Lord," he said.
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From this reading So Earth sent a special ship--with a unique cargo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Earth sent a special ship--with a unique cargo.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Earth sent a special ship--with a unique cargo.
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From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
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From this reading So Earth sent a special ship--with a unique cargo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up and clucked his tongue in disapproval.
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From this reading So Earth sent a special ship--with a unique cargo.
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From this reading He looked up and clucked his tongue in disapproval.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
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From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
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From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
at the time that
From this reading Marsden had filled a basin with well water and began to lather his hands and face with soap when Marie entered their cabin.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Earth sent a special ship--with a unique cargo.
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From this reading Colonists on Talbor had little time for anything but work, which was bad for morale.
