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Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives? Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me. "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness. "They're coming! All the others are up already."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the others are up already."”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.”
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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 Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
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From this reading All the others are up already."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the others are up already."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the others are up already."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
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From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
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From this reading "They're coming!
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From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
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From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
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From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
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From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
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From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
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From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
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From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
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From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
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From this reading All the others are up already."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
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From this reading "They're coming!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
in the direction of
From this reading Ppon lowered himself hastily to the orlop and ran toward me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
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From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
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From this reading "Hurry up, Qan!" he projected on a sub-level, trying to escape my mother's consciousness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid--but which were the natives?
