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Chapter VII
There were other memos. Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man. Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records. The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space. And McCauley had both men--able men, capable men, desirable men except for their mutual hatred.
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later than; following
From this reading “Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.”
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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 Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
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From this reading And McCauley had both men--able men, capable men, desirable men except for their mutual hatred.
later than; following
From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And McCauley had both men--able men, capable men, desirable men except for their mutual hatred.
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From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
the two together, not just one
From this reading And McCauley had both men--able men, capable men, desirable men except for their mutual hatred.
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From this reading And McCauley had both men--able men, capable men, desirable men except for their mutual hatred.
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From this reading The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space.
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From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
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From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
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From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
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From this reading And McCauley had both men--able men, capable men, desirable men except for their mutual hatred.
one or the other of two
From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
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From this reading The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space.
apart from; not including
From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
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From this reading And McCauley had both men--able men, capable men, desirable men except for their mutual hatred.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
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From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space.
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From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
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From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
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From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
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From this reading And McCauley had both men--able men, capable men, desirable men except for their mutual hatred.
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From this reading There were other memos.
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From this reading The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space.
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From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
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From this reading And McCauley had both men--able men, capable men, desirable men except for their mutual hatred.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
not one, and not any
From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
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From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
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From this reading There were other memos.
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From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
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From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
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From this reading The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space.
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From this reading The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space.
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From this reading There were other memos.
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From this reading The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space.
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From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were other memos.
which person or people
From this reading The moon is too small for men who carry their enmities with them into space.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Neither Holmes nor Kent had a mark against him except in connection with the other man.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet no commanding officer--certainly none on the moon--would want either man in his base after having read the records.
