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Chapter I
_A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again. The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death. And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft. They were loyal people. There were four men in the lifeboat that came down from the space-cruiser.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “_A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “_A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.”
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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 _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
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From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
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From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
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From this reading There were four men in the lifeboat that came down from the space-cruiser.
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From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
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From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
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From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
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From this reading There were four men in the lifeboat that came down from the space-cruiser.
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From this reading There were four men in the lifeboat that came down from the space-cruiser.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were four men in the lifeboat that came down from the space-cruiser.
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From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
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From this reading There were four men in the lifeboat that came down from the space-cruiser.
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From this reading They were loyal people.
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From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
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From this reading There were four men in the lifeboat that came down from the space-cruiser.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
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From this reading They were loyal people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were four men in the lifeboat that came down from the space-cruiser.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were four men in the lifeboat that came down from the space-cruiser.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were loyal people.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting ..._ Sometimes the queerly shaped Venusian trees seemed to talk to him, but their voices were soft.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again.
