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Chapter I
_Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth. Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone! "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him. "Yes, spring." Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “_Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “"It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.”
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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 Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
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From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
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From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
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From this reading Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
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From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
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From this reading Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.
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From this reading Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
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From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
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From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
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From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
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From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
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From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
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From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
above and across; more than
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
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From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
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From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
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From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
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From this reading Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
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From this reading "Yes, spring."
