A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
This was Burnett's last trip. Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again. He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed. There was another dead man aboard the _Constellation_. Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There was another dead man aboard the _Constellation_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was another dead man aboard the _Constellation_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was Burnett's last trip.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.”
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading “Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.”
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From this reading There was another dead man aboard the _Constellation_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was another dead man aboard the _Constellation_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
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From this reading Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly.
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From this reading This was Burnett's last trip.
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From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
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From this reading Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly.
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From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
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From this reading There was another dead man aboard the _Constellation_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was another dead man aboard the _Constellation_.
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From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
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From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
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From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
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From this reading Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly.
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From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was Burnett's last trip.
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From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was another dead man aboard the _Constellation_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
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From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
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From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
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From this reading Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly.
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
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From this reading Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly.
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From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
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From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
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From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
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From this reading He heard the star-port grind open, and the movement of the metal claws groping into space, and then the star-port closed.
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From this reading There was another dead man aboard the _Constellation_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Burnett's last trip.
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From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
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From this reading This was Burnett's last trip.
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From this reading Sam Burnett shook his long head, trying to think clearly.
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From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Burnett's last trip.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Three more shelves to fill with space-slain warriors--and he would be among the living again.
