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Chapter II
What could any such perfection need with an end? Was this not the end? No, Wan Nes Stan knew that this was not the end. This was not perfection, any more than any Terran city was the ultimate in combined beauty and utility. This was not the least of the Galactic cities, nor was it the best.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “What could any such perfection need with an end?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was not the least of the Galactic cities, nor was it the best.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What could any such perfection need with an end?”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What could any such perfection need with an end?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was not perfection, any more than any Terran city was the ultimate in combined beauty and utility.
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From this reading What could any such perfection need with an end?
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From this reading This was not perfection, any more than any Terran city was the ultimate in combined beauty and utility.
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From this reading This was not the least of the Galactic cities, nor was it the best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was not the least of the Galactic cities, nor was it the best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was not perfection, any more than any Terran city was the ultimate in combined beauty and utility.
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From this reading This was not perfection, any more than any Terran city was the ultimate in combined beauty and utility.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could any such perfection need with an end?
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From this reading What could any such perfection need with an end?
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From this reading This was not the least of the Galactic cities, nor was it the best.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was not perfection, any more than any Terran city was the ultimate in combined beauty and utility.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was not the least of the Galactic cities, nor was it the best.
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From this reading No, Wan Nes Stan knew that this was not the end.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was not the least of the Galactic cities, nor was it the best.
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From this reading This was not perfection, any more than any Terran city was the ultimate in combined beauty and utility.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What could any such perfection need with an end?
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From this reading No, Wan Nes Stan knew that this was not the end.
not any; not one
From this reading No, Wan Nes Stan knew that this was not the end.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading This was not the least of the Galactic cities, nor was it the best.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Was this not the end?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was not the least of the Galactic cities, nor was it the best.
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From this reading What could any such perfection need with an end?
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From this reading No, Wan Nes Stan knew that this was not the end.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What could any such perfection need with an end?
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From this reading This was not perfection, any more than any Terran city was the ultimate in combined beauty and utility.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was not perfection, any more than any Terran city was the ultimate in combined beauty and utility.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, Wan Nes Stan knew that this was not the end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was this not the end?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this not the end?
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From this reading This was not perfection, any more than any Terran city was the ultimate in combined beauty and utility.
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From this reading This was not perfection, any more than any Terran city was the ultimate in combined beauty and utility.
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From this reading No, Wan Nes Stan knew that this was not the end.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was this not the end?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could any such perfection need with an end?
in the company of; together with
From this reading What could any such perfection need with an end?
