A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
ACE BOOKS, INC. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y. For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience. His kidnapping brought him some startling revelations. Here was a world in which appeared identical doubles of famous personages--including a dangerous and hated dictator named Brion Bayard!
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From this reading “ACE BOOKS, INC.”
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From this reading “His kidnapping brought him some startling revelations.”
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From this reading “For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here was a world in which appeared identical doubles of famous personages--including a dangerous and hated dictator named Brion Bayard!”
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From this reading “For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.”
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From this reading “For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.”
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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
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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
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From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here was a world in which appeared identical doubles of famous personages--including a dangerous and hated dictator named Brion Bayard!
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From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
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From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading His kidnapping brought him some startling revelations.
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From this reading Here was a world in which appeared identical doubles of famous personages--including a dangerous and hated dictator named Brion Bayard!
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From this reading Here was a world in which appeared identical doubles of famous personages--including a dangerous and hated dictator named Brion Bayard!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading Here was a world in which appeared identical doubles of famous personages--including a dangerous and hated dictator named Brion Bayard!
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From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading Here was a world in which appeared identical doubles of famous personages--including a dangerous and hated dictator named Brion Bayard!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading Here was a world in which appeared identical doubles of famous personages--including a dangerous and hated dictator named Brion Bayard!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a world in which appeared identical doubles of famous personages--including a dangerous and hated dictator named Brion Bayard!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His kidnapping brought him some startling revelations.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His kidnapping brought him some startling revelations.
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From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading Here was a world in which appeared identical doubles of famous personages--including a dangerous and hated dictator named Brion Bayard!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
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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 Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading Here was a world in which appeared identical doubles of famous personages--including a dangerous and hated dictator named Brion Bayard!
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From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading His kidnapping brought him some startling revelations.
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From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading His kidnapping brought him some startling revelations.
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From this reading His kidnapping brought him some startling revelations.
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
in or at the place that
From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here was a world in which appeared identical doubles of famous personages--including a dangerous and hated dictator named Brion Bayard!
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From this reading For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience.
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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.
