A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal. Up went the barrier again. Major Quillan's face looked out at her from the screen. He was, Trigger saw, in Mantelish's lab. Mantelish stood at a work bench behind him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Up went the barrier again.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Mantelish stood at a work bench behind him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Major Quillan's face looked out at her from the screen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mantelish stood at a work bench behind him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Up went the barrier again.”
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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 Mantelish stood at a work bench behind him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up went the barrier again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Major Quillan's face looked out at her from the screen.
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From this reading Up went the barrier again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mantelish stood at a work bench behind him.
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From this reading Mantelish stood at a work bench behind him.
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From this reading Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal.
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From this reading Major Quillan's face looked out at her from the screen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Major Quillan's face looked out at her from the screen.
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From this reading Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was, Trigger saw, in Mantelish's lab.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mantelish stood at a work bench behind him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was, Trigger saw, in Mantelish's lab.
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From this reading He was, Trigger saw, in Mantelish's lab.
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From this reading Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Major Quillan's face looked out at her from the screen.
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From this reading Major Quillan's face looked out at her from the screen.
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From this reading Mantelish stood at a work bench behind him.
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From this reading He was, Trigger saw, in Mantelish's lab.
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From this reading Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Major Quillan's face looked out at her from the screen.
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From this reading Major Quillan's face looked out at her from the screen.
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From this reading He was, Trigger saw, in Mantelish's lab.
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From this reading Major Quillan's face looked out at her from the screen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal.
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From this reading Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mantelish stood at a work bench behind him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal.
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From this reading Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal.
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From this reading He was, Trigger saw, in Mantelish's lab.
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From this reading Twenty minutes later the desk transmitter gave her the "to be shielded" signal.
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From this reading Up went the barrier again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was, Trigger saw, in Mantelish's lab.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up went the barrier again.
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From this reading Mantelish stood at a work bench behind him.
