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Chapter VII
"There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously. "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked. But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing. Aren't you cold?" "No," answered Dark.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"No," answered Dark.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.”
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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 "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No," answered Dark.
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From this reading Aren't you cold?"
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
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From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
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From this reading Aren't you cold?"
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From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
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From this reading "No," answered Dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
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From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
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From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," answered Dark.
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From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
