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Chapter I
It is lonely out there in space. Very, very lonely! A man needs to see a human face, hear a human voice. So visitors have to be sent out somehow--by some means. There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So visitors have to be sent out somehow--by some means.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man needs to see a human face, hear a human voice.”
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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 man needs to see a human face, hear a human voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
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From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So visitors have to be sent out somehow--by some means.
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From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
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From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So visitors have to be sent out somehow--by some means.
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From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
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From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man needs to see a human face, hear a human voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So visitors have to be sent out somehow--by some means.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man needs to see a human face, hear a human voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man needs to see a human face, hear a human voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is lonely out there in space.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is lonely out there in space.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is lonely out there in space.
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From this reading It is lonely out there in space.
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From this reading A man needs to see a human face, hear a human voice.
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From this reading So visitors have to be sent out somehow--by some means.
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From this reading A man needs to see a human face, hear a human voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
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From this reading It is lonely out there in space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man needs to see a human face, hear a human voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So visitors have to be sent out somehow--by some means.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So visitors have to be sent out somehow--by some means.
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From this reading So visitors have to be sent out somehow--by some means.
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From this reading So visitors have to be sent out somehow--by some means.
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From this reading It is lonely out there in space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
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From this reading It is lonely out there in space.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
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From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man needs to see a human face, hear a human voice.
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From this reading Very, very lonely!
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From this reading So visitors have to be sent out somehow--by some means.
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From this reading A man needs to see a human face, hear a human voice.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
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From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There were winds on the asteroid, and they blew in threads of heat and cold, chilling your feet and dampening your brow with sweat.
