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Chapter I
There was no sensation of weight. Nothing weighed anything. Nothing could be considered light or heavy. The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary. They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
any thing at all
From this reading “Nothing weighed anything.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nothing could be considered light or heavy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing weighed anything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nothing weighed anything.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.”
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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 The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.
any thing at all
From this reading Nothing weighed anything.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing could be considered light or heavy.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.
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From this reading Nothing could be considered light or heavy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be considered light or heavy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.
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From this reading Nothing could be considered light or heavy.
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From this reading The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.
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From this reading Nothing could be considered light or heavy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sensation of weight.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing weighed anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no sensation of weight.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing could be considered light or heavy.
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From this reading The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.
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From this reading There was no sensation of weight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The difference in weight between a copper penny and the ship itself was imaginary.
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From this reading There was no sensation of weight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no sensation of weight.
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From this reading They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing weighed anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no sensation of weight.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had different masses, but both would weigh the same--zero.
