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Chapter I
Suddenly the biggest thing in the universe was the very tiniest. There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning. The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports. And people. The people paid no attention to their insignificance.
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From this reading “Suddenly the biggest thing in the universe was the very tiniest.”
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From this reading “Suddenly the biggest thing in the universe was the very tiniest.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
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From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
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From this reading The people paid no attention to their insignificance.
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From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
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From this reading Suddenly the biggest thing in the universe was the very tiniest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
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From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
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From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
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From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
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From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
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From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
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From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly the biggest thing in the universe was the very tiniest.
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From this reading The people paid no attention to their insignificance.
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From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
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From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
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From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
not any; not one
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
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From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
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From this reading The people paid no attention to their insignificance.
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From this reading And people.
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From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
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From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
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From this reading The suns had planets, most of which did not matter, but the ones that did count had seas and continents, and the continents had cities and highways and spaceports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the biggest thing in the universe was the very tiniest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly the biggest thing in the universe was the very tiniest.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the biggest thing in the universe was the very tiniest.
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From this reading Suddenly the biggest thing in the universe was the very tiniest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The people paid no attention to their insignificance.
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From this reading Suddenly the biggest thing in the universe was the very tiniest.
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From this reading Suddenly the biggest thing in the universe was the very tiniest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly the biggest thing in the universe was the very tiniest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were suns, which were nearby, and there were stars which were so far away that no way of telling their distance had any meaning.
