A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
_Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred. No news from the Earth could get in. I felt that the Earth might be planning an attack. Probably was, since war had been declared. Yet that of course was months away.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Probably was, since war had been declared.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No news from the Earth could get in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet that of course was months away.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I felt that the Earth might be planning an attack.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “_Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Probably was, since war had been declared.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet that of course was months away.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I felt that the Earth might be planning an attack.
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From this reading I felt that the Earth might be planning an attack.
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From this reading Yet that of course was months away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I felt that the Earth might be planning an attack.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Probably was, since war had been declared.
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From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No news from the Earth could get in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet that of course was months away.
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From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
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From this reading Probably was, since war had been declared.
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From this reading No news from the Earth could get in.
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From this reading I felt that the Earth might be planning an attack.
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From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No news from the Earth could get in.
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From this reading No news from the Earth could get in.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Probably was, since war had been declared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt that the Earth might be planning an attack.
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From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No news from the Earth could get in.
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From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I felt that the Earth might be planning an attack.
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From this reading Yet that of course was months away.
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From this reading No news from the Earth could get in.
not any; not one
From this reading No news from the Earth could get in.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
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From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
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From this reading I felt that the Earth might be planning an attack.
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From this reading Probably was, since war had been declared.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Probably was, since war had been declared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
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From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
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From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
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From this reading Probably was, since war had been declared.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
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From this reading _Unseen Menace_ That day following the burial of Wolfgar, there was nothing of importance occurred.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet that of course was months away.
