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Chapter I
The Venusians had one admirable characteristic. When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them. Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth. "We're going to stop them!" the major roared. Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The Venusians had one admirable characteristic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We're going to stop them!" the major roared.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.”
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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 When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.
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From this reading The Venusians had one admirable characteristic.
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From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
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From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
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From this reading Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Venusians had one admirable characteristic.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
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From this reading Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.
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From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
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From this reading "We're going to stop them!" the major roared.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Venusians had one admirable characteristic.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
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From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Venusians had one admirable characteristic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We're going to stop them!" the major roared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
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From this reading When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Venusians had one admirable characteristic.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.
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From this reading Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Venusians had one admirable characteristic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're going to stop them!" the major roared.
at the time that
From this reading When they set out to do a thing, nothing could stop them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Bonnet glanced up into the sky, already dark with the ballooned bodies of the Venusian bipeds.
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From this reading Captain Paul Bonnet had said something to this effect to Major Rogers and it made the old man so angry that he almost court-martialed the youth.
