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Chapter XVI
_Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides. Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor. The workers rested to watch us as we disembarked. It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth. We took a moving platform, down the hill, to the water's edge.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “_Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We took a moving platform, down the hill, to the water's edge.”
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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 _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The workers rested to watch us as we disembarked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
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From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
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From this reading Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor.
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From this reading Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor.
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From this reading Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The workers rested to watch us as we disembarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We took a moving platform, down the hill, to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We took a moving platform, down the hill, to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
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From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We took a moving platform, down the hill, to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
not any; not one
From this reading Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
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From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We took a moving platform, down the hill, to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The workers rested to watch us as we disembarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The workers rested to watch us as we disembarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took a moving platform, down the hill, to the water's edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our coming--unheralded since we had carried no sending instruments--created a furor.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The workers rested to watch us as we disembarked.
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From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not so different a scene, here on the hill, than might have occurred on Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The workers rested to watch us as we disembarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We took a moving platform, down the hill, to the water's edge.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Violet Beam of Death_ We landed on a stage at the summit of one of the nearer hillsides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The workers rested to watch us as we disembarked.
