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Chapter I
The creatures on the little planet were real bafflers. The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily. The second was that they didn't die at all. Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall. Ekstrohm fingered loose the cinches of his deceleration couch.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The creatures on the little planet were real bafflers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The second was that they didn't die at all.”
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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 Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily.
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From this reading The second was that they didn't die at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The second was that they didn't die at all.
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From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
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From this reading The creatures on the little planet were real bafflers.
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From this reading Ekstrohm fingered loose the cinches of his deceleration couch.
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From this reading Ekstrohm fingered loose the cinches of his deceleration couch.
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From this reading The creatures on the little planet were real bafflers.
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From this reading Ekstrohm fingered loose the cinches of his deceleration couch.
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From this reading The second was that they didn't die at all.
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From this reading The second was that they didn't die at all.
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From this reading The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ekstrohm fingered loose the cinches of his deceleration couch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ekstrohm fingered loose the cinches of his deceleration couch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily.
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From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ekstrohm fingered loose the cinches of his deceleration couch.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The creatures on the little planet were real bafflers.
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From this reading Ekstrohm fingered loose the cinches of his deceleration couch.
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From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ekstrohm fingered loose the cinches of his deceleration couch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The creatures on the little planet were real bafflers.
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From this reading The creatures on the little planet were real bafflers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The creatures on the little planet were real bafflers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second was that they didn't die at all.
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From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily.
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From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tension eased away as the spaceship settled down on its metallic haunches and they savored a safe planetfall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The creatures on the little planet were real bafflers.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first puzzler about them was that they died so easily.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The creatures on the little planet were real bafflers.
