[Q]: '' i 've been through that before . '' '' do n't you compare him to me ! '' conrad pulled her up from her chair , then cupped the back of her neck . '' there 's a difference between keeping a woman who wants to be kept and one who does n't . '' '' and you think i want to be...

[A]: kept

[Q]: finally , i said , '' there 's nothing worse than that . '' she nodded , a flash of open vulnerability on her face . '' we both screwed up . '' '' we sure did . '' '' i guess we could n't just break up like normal people . '' i managed a smile . '' jenn , you know i 'm not...

[A]: normal

[Q]: when the surrounding space was flat enough , the profit could cruise up near to lightspeed ; but any local disturbance -- a nearby mass large enough to make a significant dent in spacetime , say , or another ship with a similar reactionless drive -- and she was forced to creep along at a mere fraction of c. hesperus groaned . on the scanner , a single blip had appeared . a ship , warping into issoar behind him . he slammed his hand against the console , and jabbed a finger at the...

[A]: scanner

[Q]: same thing at the gothic saint vitus cathedral with its huge rose windows above the door and the massive flying buttresses . its name was chosen as a name that the pagan slavics of the time would feel more comfortable with , and could relate to the sound of , in order to help make the conversion of them easier . the arm of saint vitus was then acquired from the emperor henry to support the name of the...

[A]:
cathedral