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Chapter I
To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail! There was a thump. Maitland stirred, came half awake, and opened his eyes. The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed. Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!”
apart from; not including
From this reading “The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maitland stirred, came half awake, and opened his eyes.”
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading “To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.”
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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 There was a thump.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maitland stirred, came half awake, and opened his eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
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From this reading Maitland stirred, came half awake, and opened his eyes.
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From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
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From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
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From this reading Maitland stirred, came half awake, and opened his eyes.
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From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
apart from; not including
From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
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From this reading Maitland stirred, came half awake, and opened his eyes.
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From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
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From this reading Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.
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From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
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From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
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From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maitland stirred, came half awake, and opened his eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maitland stirred, came half awake, and opened his eyes.
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From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
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From this reading Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maitland stirred, came half awake, and opened his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
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From this reading Maitland stirred, came half awake, and opened his eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.
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From this reading Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.
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From this reading Maitland stirred, came half awake, and opened his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
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From this reading There was a thump.
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From this reading There was a thump.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
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From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Outside, the residential section of the Reservation slept silently under the pale illumination of the full Moon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a thump.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
in or at the place that
From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
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From this reading The room was dark except where a broad shaft of moonlight from the open window fell on the foot of his bed.
