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Chapter I
ACE BOOKS, INC. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y. When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good. For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown. Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
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From this reading “ACE BOOKS, INC.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.”
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
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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 For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
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From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
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From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
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From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
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From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
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From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
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From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
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From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
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From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
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From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
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From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
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From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
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From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
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From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
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From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
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From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
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From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
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From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
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From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
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From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
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From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
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From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
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From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
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From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For though those called were always promised "rotation," not a man had ever returned from that mysterious flight into the unknown.
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
at the time that
From this reading When Kit Temple was drafted for the Nowhere Journey, he figured that he'd left his home, his girl, and the Earth for good.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
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From this reading Kit's fellow-draftee Arkalion, the young man with the strange, old-man eyes, seemed to know more than he should.
