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Star Born

Chapter II

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"Once they held all this.
Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.
It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.
But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."
Dalgard stowed the bow in the bottom of the outrigger.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Star Born

Chapter II

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Once they held all this.
Line 2
Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.
Line 3
It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.
Line 4
But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."
Line 5
Dalgard stowed the bow in the bottom of the outrigger.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."”

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Once they held all this.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.”

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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 Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

all

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From this reading "Once they held all this.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.

bottom

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From this reading Dalgard stowed the bow in the bottom of the outrigger.

bow

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From this reading Dalgard stowed the bow in the bottom of the outrigger.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

cover

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From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

Dalgard

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From this reading Dalgard stowed the bow in the bottom of the outrigger.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

handful

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From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

held

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From this reading "Once they held all this.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.

killed

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From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

knowledge

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From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

lay

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From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.

lick

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From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

loot

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From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

many

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From this reading It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.

much

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From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

now

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From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.

Once

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From this reading "Once they held all this.

outrigger

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From this reading Dalgard stowed the bow in the bottom of the outrigger.

past

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From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

Perhaps

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From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

place

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From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

renew

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

seasons

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.

secrets

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

stowed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Dalgard stowed the bow in the bottom of the outrigger.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

Then

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From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Once they held all this.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Once they held all this.

threes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It has been many threes of seasons since they left that cover.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But now they come again--to loot their place of secrets--Perhaps in the time past they have forgotten much so that now they must renew their knowledge."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

wait

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From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

warred

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From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.

wounds

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From this reading Then they warred and killed, until but a handful lay in cover to lick their wounds and wait.