THE WORLD WITH A THOUSAND MOONS
CHAPTER 1: Thrill Cruise
By Edmond Hamilton
Lance Kenniston felt the cold realization of failure as he came out of the building into the sharp chill of the Martian night. He stood for a moment, his lean, drawn face haggard in the light of the two hurtling moons.
He looked hopelessly across the dark spaceport. It was a large one, for this ancient town of Syrtis was the main port of Mars. The forked light of the flying moons showed many ships docked on the tarmac—a big liner, several freighters, a small, shining cruiser and other small craft. And for lack of one of those ships, his hopes were ruined!
A squat, brawny figure in shapeless space-jacket came to Kenniston's side. It was Holk Or, the Jovian who had been waiting for him.
"What luck?" asked the Jovian in a rumbling whisper.
"It's hopeless," Kenniston answered heavily. "There isn't a small cruiser to be had at any price. The meteor-miners buy up all small ships here."
"The devil!" muttered Holk Or, dismayed. "What are we going to do? Go on to Earth and get a cruiser there?"
"We can't do that," Kenniston answered. "You know we've got to get back to that asteroid within two weeks. We've got to get a ship here."
Desperation made Kenniston's voice taut. His lean, hard face was bleak with knowledge of disastrous failure.
The big Jovian scratched his head. In the shifting moonlight his battered green face expressed ignorant perplexity as he stared across the busy spaceport.
"That shiny little cruiser there would be just the thing," Holk Or muttered, looking at the gleaming, torpedo-shaped craft nearby. "It would hold all the stuff we've got to take; and with robot controls we two could run it."
"We haven't a chance to get that craft," Kenniston told him. "I found out that it's under charter to a bunch of rich Earth youngsters who came out here in it for a pleasure cruise. A girl named Loring, heiress to Loring Radium, is the head of the party."
The Jovian swore. "Just the ship we need, and a lot of spoiled kids are using it for thrill-hunting!"
Kenniston had an idea. "It might be," he said slowly, "that they're tired of the cruise by this time and would sell us the craft. I think I'll go up to the Terra Hotel and see this Loring girl."
"Sure, let's try it anyway," Holk Or agreed.
With the Jovian clumping along beside him, Kenniston made his way from the spaceport across the ancient Martian city.
Read the following line from the text:
The forked light of the flying moons showed many ships docked on the tarmac.
Which words remind the reader that this story is set in space?
Forked light
Flying moons
Ships docked
On the tarmac
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Answer:
I really hope that I’m not wrong but is it on the tarmac? Or flying moon? I am really sorry if I made u get it wrong
Answer: Flying moons.
Explanation: Forked light and on the tarmac don't give anyone hints if this story is set in space. Ships docked can somewhat tell us, but it's not specific enough. Now, if it said "spaceships docked" instead of just "ships docked", then that could be a possible answer, but it's not. Flying moons is the closest phrase provided that gives us a hint that the setting of the story is in space. Feel free to check your answers with the screenshot below.
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Tips to Help you learn How to Write Dialogue in your Story
Always match your dialogue verbs to the feel of your story.
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Answer:
In short bias is prejudice.
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Which reason supports the point that cities are making biking
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up
Point
wh
суд
car
It's important for
cities to make
biking safer, and
many cities are
finding ways.
Reason
Reason
D Reason
Bike lanes keep
riders separate
from cars and
people on foot.
Curbs, posts, and
other barriers keep
bikers safe from car
traffic.
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Bikes may go
through red lights
while cars must
stop
Bike boxes let
riders cross streets
and turn before
cars do.
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In more recent years, what we used to call English Class has often come to be called Language Arts. In our upper grades we've often called it just Literature .
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all the action developed for the theme will occur.
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It was pretty valid in my opinion. THe grinch listed perfectly good reasons for disliking Christmas. Like for example He complained about the noises and just watching the people harvest trees makes him cringe, why waste allot hat time just to hang it up for a holiday that lasts only a day. He was born with a smaller heart than all so that sets him apart.