A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage. Hypno-training! What was that? Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third. He shook his head again, his hands to his temples.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He shook his head again, his hands to his temples.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He shook his head again, his hands to his temples.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.”
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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 Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shook his head again, his hands to his temples.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
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From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
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From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
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From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
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From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He shook his head again, his hands to his temples.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook his head again, his hands to his temples.
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From this reading He shook his head again, his hands to his temples.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
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From this reading Hypno-training!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
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From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
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From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
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From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
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From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
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From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
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From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
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From this reading He shook his head again, his hands to his temples.
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From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
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From this reading He shook his head again, his hands to his temples.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
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From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
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From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
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From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
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From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was that?
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From this reading Travis paused, staring unseeingly before him at the grass still waving from the coyote's passage.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was that?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now three pictures fought to focus in his mind: the two landscapes which did not match and a shadowy third.
