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Chapter I
SUNFIRE! _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils. Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_. Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space. It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.”
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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 Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.
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From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
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From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
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From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.
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From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
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From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
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From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
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From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
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From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
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From this reading Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.
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From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
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From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
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From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
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From this reading Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.
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From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
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From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
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From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
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From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
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From this reading Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.
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From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
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From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
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From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
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From this reading SUNFIRE!
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From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was incredible, thought Hugh Kellard, standing in the front hall and looking around the silent, sunlit rooms, how little it had changed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.
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From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
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From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
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From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything in the old house seemed just the same as it had been before he went to space.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _He was walking in the pine grove, with the resinous smell of the trees in his nostrils.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once he had met a smell vaguely like it, far away from Earth._ Forget about that, _a voice said in his mind, but he would never forget_.
