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Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading “But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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From this reading Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter.
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From this reading Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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From this reading But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter.
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From this reading From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all.
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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From this reading But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter.
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From this reading From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
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From this reading Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter.
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From this reading From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all.
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From this reading But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
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From this reading But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
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From this reading But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
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From this reading From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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From this reading But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all.
touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
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From this reading From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all.
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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 But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
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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 But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
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From this reading But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
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From this reading Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter.
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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 From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This etext was produced from Planet Stories March 1951.
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From this reading But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
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From this reading Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter.
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
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all.
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From this reading But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!
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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.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This etext was produced from Planet Stories March 1951.
