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Chapter I
_Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted. And it was. But there was also a twist.... How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming. He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.”
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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 But there was also a twist....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
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From this reading But there was also a twist....
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was.
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From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
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From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was also a twist....
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
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From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
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From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
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From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
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From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
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From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading But there was also a twist....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
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From this reading He could make out the toy-like silhouette of their jeep, emerging in reckless, bounding leaps from the edge of the cultivated forest.
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From this reading But there was also a twist....
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Captain Jorl thought Arcturus IV was the answer to all he had ever wanted.
in or at the place that
From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
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From this reading How can there be an ideal where everything is perfection?_ Captain Nicholas Joel stood waiting in his fore-waist bridge; he looked again through its heavy, slotted quartz windows and now he could see them coming.
