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Chapter I
Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_. "Air you can breathe!" he exulted. "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!" He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port. The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
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later than; following
From this reading “"It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.”
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading “"Air you can breathe!" he exulted.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “"It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"”
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later than; following
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
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From this reading "Air you can breathe!" he exulted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
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From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
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From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
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From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading "Air you can breathe!" he exulted.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Air you can breathe!" he exulted.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
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From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
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From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
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From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
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From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Air you can breathe!" he exulted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
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From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
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From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
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From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
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From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
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From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
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From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
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From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He nodded at the Martian landscape stretching flat and desolate in the light of the nearer moon, beyond the glass of the port.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jarvis stretched himself as luxuriously as he could in the cramped general quarters of the _Ares_.
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From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
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From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "It feels as thick as soup after the thin stuff out there!"
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From this reading The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Air you can breathe!" he exulted.
