A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
PLAGUE! In the control room the interstellar radio and teletype-translator were silent. The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap. "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me." The message was a single word, teletyped in the center of a blue dispatch sheet:
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The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “The message was a single word, teletyped in the center of a blue dispatch sheet:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.”
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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 The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
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From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the control room the interstellar radio and teletype-translator were silent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
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From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
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From this reading The message was a single word, teletyped in the center of a blue dispatch sheet:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The message was a single word, teletyped in the center of a blue dispatch sheet:
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From this reading In the control room the interstellar radio and teletype-translator were silent.
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From this reading The message was a single word, teletyped in the center of a blue dispatch sheet:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
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From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the control room the interstellar radio and teletype-translator were silent.
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From this reading In the control room the interstellar radio and teletype-translator were silent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
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From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
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From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
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From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
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From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
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From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
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From this reading PLAGUE!
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From this reading In the control room the interstellar radio and teletype-translator were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the control room the interstellar radio and teletype-translator were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The message was a single word, teletyped in the center of a blue dispatch sheet:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the control room the interstellar radio and teletype-translator were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The message was a single word, teletyped in the center of a blue dispatch sheet:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the control room the interstellar radio and teletype-translator were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The message was a single word, teletyped in the center of a blue dispatch sheet:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the control room the interstellar radio and teletype-translator were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
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From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the control room the interstellar radio and teletype-translator were silent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The red light on the call board was still blinking; Tiger turned it off with a snap.
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From this reading The message was a single word, teletyped in the center of a blue dispatch sheet:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's the message that just came in, as near as I can make out," he said, "and if you can make sense of it, you're way ahead of me."
