A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
The meteor-smashed clock at first meant nothing. Malenson had all the time in the cosmos. Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time. A long career of cutting corners had taught Malenson the importance of timing. Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
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The universe seen as a well-ordered whole governed by rational nature.
From this reading “Malenson had all the time in the cosmos.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The meteor-smashed clock at first meant nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A long career of cutting corners had taught Malenson the importance of timing.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The meteor-smashed clock at first meant nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Malenson had all the time in the cosmos.”
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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 Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.
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From this reading Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
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From this reading Malenson had all the time in the cosmos.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The meteor-smashed clock at first meant nothing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.
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From this reading A long career of cutting corners had taught Malenson the importance of timing.
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From this reading The meteor-smashed clock at first meant nothing.
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From this reading Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
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From this reading A long career of cutting corners had taught Malenson the importance of timing.
The universe seen as a well-ordered whole governed by rational nature.
From this reading Malenson had all the time in the cosmos.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long career of cutting corners had taught Malenson the importance of timing.
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From this reading Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.
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From this reading Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meteor-smashed clock at first meant nothing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
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From this reading Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
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From this reading Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Malenson had all the time in the cosmos.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.
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From this reading A long career of cutting corners had taught Malenson the importance of timing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Malenson had all the time in the cosmos.
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From this reading Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long career of cutting corners had taught Malenson the importance of timing.
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From this reading Malenson had all the time in the cosmos.
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From this reading The meteor-smashed clock at first meant nothing.
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From this reading The meteor-smashed clock at first meant nothing.
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From this reading Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The meteor-smashed clock at first meant nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A long career of cutting corners had taught Malenson the importance of timing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
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From this reading Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.
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From this reading A long career of cutting corners had taught Malenson the importance of timing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The meteor-smashed clock at first meant nothing.
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From this reading Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Malenson had all the time in the cosmos.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long career of cutting corners had taught Malenson the importance of timing.
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From this reading Too late, he discovered there can be such a thing as too much time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Time, he had long ago concluded, was the fabric from which were cut the garments of poverty or greatness.
