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The Star Guardsman
The Star Guardsman

Chapter I

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Europa was the only sanctuary for Earth's doomed millions.
Yet to hold it, Mark Lynn had to fight his traitorous Overlords.
And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.
"Your business?"
The Martian Proctor's parchment-like face was blank as he examined Lynn's pass-card impassively.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Star Guardsman

Chapter I

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Europa was the only sanctuary for Earth's doomed millions.
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Yet to hold it, Mark Lynn had to fight his traitorous Overlords.
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And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.
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"Your business?"
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The Martian Proctor's parchment-like face was blank as he examined Lynn's pass-card impassively.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Sanctuary noun US /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/

A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.

From this reading “Europa was the only sanctuary for Earth's doomed millions.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet to hold it, Mark Lynn had to fight his traitorous Overlords.”

All words in this reading · 44

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.

allies

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From this reading And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.

antiquated

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From this reading And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The Martian Proctor's parchment-like face was blank as he examined Lynn's pass-card impassively.

blank

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From this reading The Martian Proctor's parchment-like face was blank as he examined Lynn's pass-card impassively.

business

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From this reading "Your business?"

destined

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From this reading And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.

doomed

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From this reading Europa was the only sanctuary for Earth's doomed millions.

Earth's

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From this reading Europa was the only sanctuary for Earth's doomed millions.

Europa

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From this reading Europa was the only sanctuary for Earth's doomed millions.

examined

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From this reading The Martian Proctor's parchment-like face was blank as he examined Lynn's pass-card impassively.

face

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From this reading The Martian Proctor's parchment-like face was blank as he examined Lynn's pass-card impassively.

fight

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From this reading Yet to hold it, Mark Lynn had to fight his traitorous Overlords.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Europa was the only sanctuary for Earth's doomed millions.

fragile

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From this reading And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Yet to hold it, Mark Lynn had to fight his traitorous Overlords.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Yet to hold it, Mark Lynn had to fight his traitorous Overlords.

hold

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From this reading Yet to hold it, Mark Lynn had to fight his traitorous Overlords.

impassively

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From this reading The Martian Proctor's parchment-like face was blank as he examined Lynn's pass-card impassively.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet to hold it, Mark Lynn had to fight his traitorous Overlords.

lose

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From this reading And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.

Lynn

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Lynn's

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Mark

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Martian

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millions

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From this reading Europa was the only sanctuary for Earth's doomed millions.

only

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From this reading Europa was the only sanctuary for Earth's doomed millions.

Overlords

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From this reading Yet to hold it, Mark Lynn had to fight his traitorous Overlords.

parchment-like

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From this reading The Martian Proctor's parchment-like face was blank as he examined Lynn's pass-card impassively.

pass-card

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peaceful

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From this reading And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.

Proctor's

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From this reading The Martian Proctor's parchment-like face was blank as he examined Lynn's pass-card impassively.

race

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From this reading And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.

sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/

A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.

From this reading Europa was the only sanctuary for Earth's doomed millions.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Europa was the only sanctuary for Earth's doomed millions.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Yet to hold it, Mark Lynn had to fight his traitorous Overlords.

traitorous

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From this reading Yet to hold it, Mark Lynn had to fight his traitorous Overlords.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Europa was the only sanctuary for Earth's doomed millions.

weapons

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From this reading And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading And he was destined to lose--for his weapons were antiquated, his allies a fragile peaceful race.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet to hold it, Mark Lynn had to fight his traitorous Overlords.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Your business?"