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Chapter I
_Charles L. Fontenay has also written_: MARS FOR THE MARTIANS! Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years. It was a fact; everyone knew it. Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years.”
every person
From this reading “It was a fact; everyone knew it.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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above and across; more than
From this reading “Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.”
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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 It was a fact; everyone knew it.
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From this reading _Charles L. Fontenay has also written_:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years.
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
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From this reading _Charles L. Fontenay has also written_:
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From this reading Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years.
every person
From this reading It was a fact; everyone knew it.
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From this reading It was a fact; everyone knew it.
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From this reading _Charles L. Fontenay has also written_:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MARS FOR THE MARTIANS!
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Charles L. Fontenay has also written_:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fact; everyone knew it.
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From this reading Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years.
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From this reading It was a fact; everyone knew it.
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From this reading _Charles L. Fontenay has also written_:
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From this reading MARS FOR THE MARTIANS!
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From this reading MARS FOR THE MARTIANS!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARS FOR THE MARTIANS!
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
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From this reading Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years.
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a fact; everyone knew it.
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Charles L. Fontenay has also written_:
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From this reading Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years.
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From this reading Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.
