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Still, it sometimes gives you a creepy feeling to find a rabbit or a snapping turtle on some strange world. | find | {
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It makes you wonder if this exploration business is n't all some big joke, and somebody has been everywhere before you even started ''. | makes | {
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It makes you wonder if this exploration business is n't all some big joke, and somebody has been everywhere before you even started ''. | wonder | {
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It makes you wonder if this exploration business is n't all some big joke, and somebody has been everywhere before you even started ''. | is | {
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It makes you wonder if this exploration business is n't all some big joke, and somebody has been everywhere before you even started ''. | been | {
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It makes you wonder if this exploration business is n't all some big joke, and somebody has been everywhere before you even started ''. | started | {
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The surveyor looked sidewise at the captain. | looked | {
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Ekstrohm cleared his throat. | cleared | {
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Dissect it ''? | Dissect | {
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Ryan nudged it with his toe, following Ekstrohm 's example. | nudged | {
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Ryan nudged it with his toe, following Ekstrohm 's example. | following | {
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`` I do n't know, Stormy. | know | {
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It sure as hell does n't look like any dominant intelligent species to me. | look like | {
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Of course, that 's not definite proof ''. | 's | {
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`` No, it is n't '', Ekstrohm said. | is | {
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`` No, it is n't '', Ekstrohm said. | said | {
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`` I think we 'd better let it lay until we get a clearer picture of the ecological setup around here. | think | {
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`` I think we 'd better let it lay until we get a clearer picture of the ecological setup around here. | let | {
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`` I think we 'd better let it lay until we get a clearer picture of the ecological setup around here. | lay | {
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`` I think we 'd better let it lay until we get a clearer picture of the ecological setup around here. | get | {
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In the meantime, we might be thinking on the problem all these dead beasts represent. | thinking | {
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In the meantime, we might be thinking on the problem all these dead beasts represent. | represent | {
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What killed them ''? | killed | {
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`` It looks like we did, when we made blastdown ''. | looks | {
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`` It looks like we did, when we made blastdown ''. | made | {
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`` But what about our landing was lethal to the creatures ''? | was | {
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Ekstrohm suggested. | suggested | {
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`` The planet is very low in radiation from mineral deposits, and the atmosphere seems to shield out most of the solar output. | is | {
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`` The planet is very low in radiation from mineral deposits, and the atmosphere seems to shield out most of the solar output. | seems | {
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`` The planet is very low in radiation from mineral deposits, and the atmosphere seems to shield out most of the solar output. | shield | {
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Any little dose of radiation might knock off these critters ''. | knock off | {
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`` I do n't know about that. | know | {
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Maybe because they have had virtually no radioactive exposure and do n't have any R 's stored up, they could take a lot without harm ''. | had | {
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Maybe because they have had virtually no radioactive exposure and do n't have any R 's stored up, they could take a lot without harm ''. | have | {
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Maybe because they have had virtually no radioactive exposure and do n't have any R 's stored up, they could take a lot without harm ''. | take | {
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`` Then maybe it was the shockwave we set up. | was | {
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`` Then maybe it was the shockwave we set up. | set up | {
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Or maybe it 's sheer xenophobia. | 's | {
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They curl up and die at the sight of something strange and alien - like a spaceship ''. | curl up | {
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They curl up and die at the sight of something strange and alien - like a spaceship ''. | die | {
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`` Maybe '', the captain admitted. | admitted | {
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`` At this stage of the game anything could be possible. | be | {
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But there 's one possibility I particularly do n't like ''. | like | {
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`` And that is ''? | is | {
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`` Suppose it was not us that killed these aliens. | Suppose | {
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`` Suppose it was not us that killed these aliens. | was | {
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`` Suppose it was not us that killed these aliens. | killed | {
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Suppose it is something right on the planet, native to it. | Suppose | {
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Suppose it is something right on the planet, native to it. | is | {
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I just hope it does n't work on Earthmen too. | hope | {
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I just hope it does n't work on Earthmen too. | work | {
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These critters went real sudden ''. | went | {
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Ekstrohm lay in his bunk and thought, the camp is quiet. | lay | {
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Ekstrohm lay in his bunk and thought, the camp is quiet. | thought | {
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Ekstrohm lay in his bunk and thought, the camp is quiet. | is | {
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The Earthmen made camp outside the spaceship. | made | {
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There was no reason to leave the comfortable quarters inside the ship, except that, faced with a possibility of sleeping on solid ground, they simply had to get out. | leave | {
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] |
There was no reason to leave the comfortable quarters inside the ship, except that, faced with a possibility of sleeping on solid ground, they simply had to get out. | faced | {
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There was no reason to leave the comfortable quarters inside the ship, except that, faced with a possibility of sleeping on solid ground, they simply had to get out. | sleeping | {
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There was no reason to leave the comfortable quarters inside the ship, except that, faced with a possibility of sleeping on solid ground, they simply had to get out. | get out | {
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The camp was a cluster of aluminum bubbles, ringed with a spy web to alert the Earthmen to the approach of any being. | was | {
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The camp was a cluster of aluminum bubbles, ringed with a spy web to alert the Earthmen to the approach of any being. | alert | {
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Each man had a bubble to himself, privacy after the long period of enforced intimacy on board the ship. | had | {
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Ekstrohm lay in his bunk and listened to the sounds of the night on Yancey-6 138. | lay | {
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Ekstrohm lay in his bunk and listened to the sounds of the night on Yancey-6 138. | listened | {
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"pay close attention to; give heed to"
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Insects there were on the world, but they were frozen solid during the night, only to revive and thaw in the morning sun. | were | {
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] |
Insects there were on the world, but they were frozen solid during the night, only to revive and thaw in the morning sun. | frozen | {
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"weather cold enough to cause freezing",
"an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement",
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"change to ice"
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] |
Insects there were on the world, but they were frozen solid during the night, only to revive and thaw in the morning sun. | revive | {
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"cause to regain consciousness",
"give new life or energy to",
"be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength",
"restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state",
"return to consciousness"
]
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] |
Insects there were on the world, but they were frozen solid during the night, only to revive and thaw in the morning sun. | thaw | {
"name": "thaw",
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"the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid",
"warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt",
"a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile",
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"become or cause to become soft or liquid"
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] |
The bunk he lay on was much more uncomfortable than the acceleration couches on board. | lay | {
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The bunk he lay on was much more uncomfortable than the acceleration couches on board. | was | {
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Yet he knew the others were sleeping more soundly, now that they had renewed their contact with the matter that had birthed them to send them riding high vacuum. | knew | {
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] |
Yet he knew the others were sleeping more soundly, now that they had renewed their contact with the matter that had birthed them to send them riding high vacuum. | sleeping | {
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Yet he knew the others were sleeping more soundly, now that they had renewed their contact with the matter that had birthed them to send them riding high vacuum. | renewed | {
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] |
Yet he knew the others were sleeping more soundly, now that they had renewed their contact with the matter that had birthed them to send them riding high vacuum. | send | {
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] |
Yet he knew the others were sleeping more soundly, now that they had renewed their contact with the matter that had birthed them to send them riding high vacuum. | riding | {
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] |
Ekstrohm was not asleep. | was | {
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Now there could be an end to pretending. | be | {
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Now there could be an end to pretending. | pretending | {
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He threw off the light blanket and swung his feet off the bunk, to the floor. | threw off | {
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"sense_definitions_list": [
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"get rid of"
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} | [
"get rid of"
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"throw_off%2:35:00::"
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He threw off the light blanket and swung his feet off the bunk, to the floor. | swung | {
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"a style of jaz... | [
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Ekstrohm stood up. | stood up | {
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"resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.",
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] | [
"stand_up%2:38:00::"
] |
There was no longer any need to hide. | hide | {
"name": "hide",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)",
"body covering of a living animal",
"prevent from being seen or discovered",
"be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety",
"cover as if with a shroud",
"make ... | [
"prevent from being seen or discovered"
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"hide%2:39:00::"
] |
But what was there to do? | do | {
"name": "do",
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"an uproarious party",
"the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization",
"doctor's degree in osteopathy",
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"carry out or perform an action",
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"proceed or get along",
"give ris... | [
"get (something) done"
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"do%2:41:04::"
] |
What had changed for him? | changed | {
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"a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event",
"the action of changing something",
"the result of alteration or modificat... | [
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] | [
"change%2:30:00::"
] |
He no longer had to lie in his bunk all night, his eyes closed, pretending to sleep. | lie | {
"name": "lie",
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"be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position"
] | [
"lie%2:35:00::",
"lie%2:42:00::"
] |
He no longer had to lie in his bunk all night, his eyes closed, pretending to sleep. | pretending | {
"name": "pretend",
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"behave unnaturally or affectedly",
"put forward a claim and assert right or possession of",
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"represent ficti... | [
"behave unnaturally or affectedly"
] | [
"pretend%2:36:00::"
] |
He no longer had to lie in his bunk all night, his eyes closed, pretending to sleep. | sleep | {
"name": "sleep",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended",
"a torpid state resembling deep sleep",
"a period of time spent sleeping",
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... | [
"be asleep"
] | [
"sleep%2:29:00::"
] |
In privacy he could walk around, leave the light on, read. | walk around | {
"name": "walk_around",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"walk with no particular goal",
"walk around something",
"behave in a certain manner or have certain properties",
"walk randomly"
]
} | [
"walk with no particular goal"
] | [
"walk_around%2:38:00::"
] |
In privacy he could walk around, leave the light on, read. | leave | {
"name": "leave",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty",
"permission to do something",
"the act of departing politely",
"go away from a place",
"go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness",
"act or be so ... | [
"leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking"
] | [
"leave%2:30:02::"
] |
In privacy he could walk around, leave the light on, read. | read | {
"name": "read",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"something that is read",
"interpret something that is written or printed",
"have or contain a certain wording or form",
"look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed",
"obtain data from magnetic tapes",
"interpret th... | [
"interpret something that is written or printed"
] | [
"read%2:31:00::"
] |
It was small comfort for insomnia. | was | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
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"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
Ekstrohm never slept. | slept | {
"name": "sleep",
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"a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended",
"a torpid state resembling deep sleep",
"a period of time spent sleeping",
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... | [
"be asleep"
] | [
"sleep%2:29:00::"
] |
Some doctors had informed him he was mistaken about this. | informed | {
"name": "inform",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to",
"give character or essence to",
"act as an informer"
]
} | [
"impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to"
] | [
"inform%2:32:00::"
] |
Some doctors had informed him he was mistaken about this. | was | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
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"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
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] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
Actually, they said, he did sleep, but so shortly and fitfully that he forgot. | said | {
"name": "say",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the chance to speak",
"express in words",
"report or maintain",
"express a supposition",
"have or contain a certain wording or form",
"give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority",
"speak, pronounce, or utter in a c... | [
"express in words"
] | [
"say%2:32:00::"
] |
Actually, they said, he did sleep, but so shortly and fitfully that he forgot. | sleep | {
"name": "sleep",
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"a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended",
"a torpid state resembling deep sleep",
"a period of time spent sleeping",
"euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)",
... | [
"be asleep"
] | [
"sleep%2:29:00::"
] |
Actually, they said, he did sleep, but so shortly and fitfully that he forgot. | forgot | {
"name": "forget",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"dismiss from the mind; stop remembering",
"be unable to remember",
"forget to do something",
"leave behind unintentionally"
]
} | [
"be unable to remember"
] | [
"forget%2:31:00::"
] |
Others admitted he was absolutely correct - he never slept. | admitted | {
"name": "admit",
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"declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of",
"allow to enter; grant entry to",
"allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of",
"admit into a group or communit... | [
"declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of"
] | [
"admit%2:32:00::"
] |
Others admitted he was absolutely correct - he never slept. | was | {
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] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
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