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A Division of Charter Communications Inc. "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world? They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas. Will they be Terrans--or something else?" --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Will they be Terrans--or something else?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?”
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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 A Division of Charter Communications Inc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Will they be Terrans--or something else?"
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From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
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From this reading They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
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From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
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From this reading A Division of Charter Communications Inc.
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From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
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From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
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From this reading A Division of Charter Communications Inc.
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From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
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From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
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From this reading A Division of Charter Communications Inc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will they be Terrans--or something else?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
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From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
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From this reading They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas.
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From this reading They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
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From this reading A Division of Charter Communications Inc.
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From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
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From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
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From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas.
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From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
not any; not one
From this reading They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas.
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From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Division of Charter Communications Inc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Will they be Terrans--or something else?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
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From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Will they be Terrans--or something else?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will they be Terrans--or something else?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
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From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They will have no memories of Terra's green hills and blue seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What of our children--the second and third generations born on this new world?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --TAS KORDOV, _Record of the First Years_ The travelers had sighted the cove from the sea--a narrow bite into the land, the first break in the cliff wall which protected the interior of this continent from the pounding of the ocean.
