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Chapter I
Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet. Then why was a non-suicidal man driven to suicide there? Yet it made sense. _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk. The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet it made sense.”
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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 Then why was a non-suicidal man driven to suicide there?
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From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
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From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
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From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
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From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
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From this reading The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
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From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.
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From this reading The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
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From this reading Then why was a non-suicidal man driven to suicide there?
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From this reading The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
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From this reading The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it made sense.
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From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
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From this reading The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
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From this reading Yet it made sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then why was a non-suicidal man driven to suicide there?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
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From this reading Then why was a non-suicidal man driven to suicide there?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
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From this reading Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet it made sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then why was a non-suicidal man driven to suicide there?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing could have seemed pleasanter than that peaceful planet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then why was a non-suicidal man driven to suicide there?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then why was a non-suicidal man driven to suicide there?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Why do people commit suicide?_ Templin tightened his safety belt and lay back on the acceleration bunk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lights in the cabin dimmed to a dull, red glow that meant the time for takeoff was nearing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then why was a non-suicidal man driven to suicide there?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then why was a non-suicidal man driven to suicide there?
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From this reading Then why was a non-suicidal man driven to suicide there?
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it made sense.
