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Chapter XIII
Bors got nowhere, of course. His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene. He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields. It could be done in days. Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It could be done in days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bors got nowhere, of course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It could be done in days.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.”
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From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It could be done in days.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
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From this reading Bors got nowhere, of course.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could be done in days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bors got nowhere, of course.
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From this reading It could be done in days.
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From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It could be done in days.
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From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
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From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
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From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
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From this reading Bors got nowhere, of course.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It could be done in days.
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From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could be done in days.
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From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
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From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
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From this reading Bors got nowhere, of course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bors got nowhere, of course.
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From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
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From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
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From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
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From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
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From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
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From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
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From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
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From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His proposal had all the ear-marks of lunacy of purest ray serene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
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From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
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From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He proposed urgently to equip all the ships of the fleet with the low-power overdrive fields.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Instructions were already distributed and would have been studied and understood.
