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Chapter VI
Sun at midmorning or midafternoon. Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet. That was where the interview was to take place. But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her. This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.”
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading “But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was where the interview was to take place.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.”
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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 But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
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From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
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From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
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From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sun at midmorning or midafternoon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
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From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
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From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
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From this reading That was where the interview was to take place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
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From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
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From this reading Sun at midmorning or midafternoon.
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From this reading Sun at midmorning or midafternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sun at midmorning or midafternoon.
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From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was where the interview was to take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sun at midmorning or midafternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was where the interview was to take place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was where the interview was to take place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
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From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was where the interview was to take place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was where the interview was to take place.
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From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sun and all had the look of Maccadon--they probably still were on the planet.
in or at the place that
From this reading That was where the interview was to take place.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This could be a spaceliner suite with a packaged view of any one of some hundreds of worlds, and with packaged sunlight thrown in.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But she also could have been sent on a three-day space cruise, which would be a rather good way to make sure a prisoner stayed exactly where you wanted her.
