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_The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man. Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_.... Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through. It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness. "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
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later than; following
From this reading “It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....”
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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 _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
later than; following
From this reading It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness.
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From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
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From this reading It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
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From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
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From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
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From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
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From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
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From this reading It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness.
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From this reading _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
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From this reading _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
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From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
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From this reading It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness.
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From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
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From this reading _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
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From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
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From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
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From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
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From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness.
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From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness.
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From this reading _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It felt good after ten months of deep space blackness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
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From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By golly, Willie, this is luck," he said to the little man standing at the cabin's instruments, "our hundredth and last star, and it's an Earth type sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom stood in front of the filtered porthole of the tiny cabin and soaked up the sunlight that came through.
in or at the place that
From this reading _The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man.
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From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
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From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Willie chose a sterile, alien world that wouldn't even see a man for millions of years_....
