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Chapter I
[Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...] Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line. "Name?" The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other. His face which had a slight rosy tint anyway got redder.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Name?"”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “[Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.”
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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 His face which had a slight rosy tint anyway got redder.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
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From this reading His face which had a slight rosy tint anyway got redder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
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From this reading Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.
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From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.
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From this reading Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
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From this reading His face which had a slight rosy tint anyway got redder.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
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From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
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From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
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From this reading His face which had a slight rosy tint anyway got redder.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Name?"
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From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
no person; not anyone
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
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From this reading Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.
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From this reading His face which had a slight rosy tint anyway got redder.
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From this reading His face which had a slight rosy tint anyway got redder.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading His face which had a slight rosy tint anyway got redder.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
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From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading His face which had a slight rosy tint anyway got redder.
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From this reading Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
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From this reading The creature swayed back and forth foolishly, supporting the bulk of his weight first on one extremity and then on the other.
at the time that
From this reading Someone in the crowd tittered when the big ungainly creature reached the head of the line.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His face which had a slight rosy tint anyway got redder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Sidenote: Nobody at the Interstellar Space School had ever heard of Earth so naturally they treated Smith with contempt--or was it an innate fear?...]
