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Chapter I
Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath. But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them? Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones. Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all. It had spoken in his mind.
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later than; following
From this reading “Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.”
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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 Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.
later than; following
From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
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From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
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From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
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From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
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From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
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From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
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From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
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From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
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From this reading Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.
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From this reading Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.
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From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
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From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
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From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
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From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had spoken in his mind.
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From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
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From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had spoken in his mind.
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From this reading Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
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From this reading Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
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From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
above and across; more than
From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
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From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had spoken in his mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
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From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
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From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
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From this reading Rick frowned, reached to the control panel to turn up the amplification--then realized that the voice had not come over the audio after all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Snaring both Earthmen in a mind-web was easy for the mutant telepath.
at the time that
From this reading Rick Mason's ship was still high over Mordarga, coming in for a landing, when the cry for help sounded in his audio phones.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
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From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But once you've caught your prey--how do you get rid of them?
