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This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. _They wanted to go home--back to the planet they'd known. But even the stars had changed. Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But even the stars had changed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.”
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading _They wanted to go home--back to the planet they'd known.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even the stars had changed.
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even the stars had changed.
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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From this reading _They wanted to go home--back to the planet they'd known.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But even the stars had changed.
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
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From this reading _They wanted to go home--back to the planet they'd known.
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
on condition that; in the event that
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From this reading _They wanted to go home--back to the planet they'd known.
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952.
touching and supported by a surface
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
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From this reading _They wanted to go home--back to the planet they'd known.
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
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From this reading This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952.
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From this reading But even the stars had changed.
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From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _They wanted to go home--back to the planet they'd known.
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From this reading _They wanted to go home--back to the planet they'd known.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _They wanted to go home--back to the planet they'd known.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Did the fate of all creation hinge upon an--_ Hugh McCann took the last of the photographic plates out of the developer and laid them on the table beside the others.
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From this reading _They wanted to go home--back to the planet they'd known.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952.
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From this reading This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952.
