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Chapter VII
The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun. Tralee was not a base for Mekinese war-craft. To the contrary, it was strictly a conquered world. It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies. There would be no far-ranging radars on the planet except at its solitary spaceport.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
apart from; not including
From this reading “There would be no far-ranging radars on the planet except at its solitary spaceport.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There would be no far-ranging radars on the planet except at its solitary spaceport.”
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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 The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
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From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
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From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
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From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
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From this reading Tralee was not a base for Mekinese war-craft.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
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From this reading To the contrary, it was strictly a conquered world.
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From this reading To the contrary, it was strictly a conquered world.
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From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
apart from; not including
From this reading There would be no far-ranging radars on the planet except at its solitary spaceport.
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From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
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From this reading There would be no far-ranging radars on the planet except at its solitary spaceport.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tralee was not a base for Mekinese war-craft.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
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From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To the contrary, it was strictly a conquered world.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tralee was not a base for Mekinese war-craft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
not any; not one
From this reading There would be no far-ranging radars on the planet except at its solitary spaceport.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tralee was not a base for Mekinese war-craft.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There would be no far-ranging radars on the planet except at its solitary spaceport.
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From this reading There would be no far-ranging radars on the planet except at its solitary spaceport.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There would be no far-ranging radars on the planet except at its solitary spaceport.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There would be no far-ranging radars on the planet except at its solitary spaceport.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the contrary, it was strictly a conquered world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There would be no far-ranging radars on the planet except at its solitary spaceport.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the contrary, it was strictly a conquered world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tralee was not a base for Mekinese war-craft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tralee was not a base for Mekinese war-craft.
at the time that
From this reading The _Isis_ approached Tralee from the night side, and at a time when the planet's spaceport faced the sun.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was desirable for Mekinese ships to be able to appear as if magically and without warning in its skies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the contrary, it was strictly a conquered world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be no far-ranging radars on the planet except at its solitary spaceport.
