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Chapter XIII
THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here. The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing. Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened. "Coronary," Jack said grimly. Dal nodded.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dal nodded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.”
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From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
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From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
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From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
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From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
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From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
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From this reading "Coronary," Jack said grimly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
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From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
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From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
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From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
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From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
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From this reading "Coronary," Jack said grimly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
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From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
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From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
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From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
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From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
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From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
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From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
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From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
not any; not one
From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dal nodded.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
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From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
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From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
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From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
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From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
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From this reading "Coronary," Jack said grimly.
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From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
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From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
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From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
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From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
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From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
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From this reading The Black Doctor slumped back in his seat, gasping for air, his face twisted in pain as he labored just to keep on breathing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Tiger and Jack burst into the room, and Dal could tell that they knew instantly what had happened.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE TRIAL Red Doctor Dal Timgar knew at once that there would be no problem in diagnosis here.
